Ever notice that Dr. King and Malcolm X are only talked about during Black History Month? In fact, Black History Month is just another endless rehashing of Dr. King. Real black contributors like Booker T. Washington or George Washington Carver are never discussed.
And Fredrick Douglas.
Booker T. Washington believed that black people needed to EARN their place in society by achievement and effort ... W.E.B. DuBois wanted everything handed on a golden platter. The racist NAACP is DuBois' creation; Washington is largely relegated to the 'dustbin of history'.
Funny how it works that way.