Despite desiring social and political change for african americans, what was the major difference between the ways that booker t. washington and w. e.b dubois went about achieving that change? w. e.b. dubois was the "voice of the south" and worked to have the international cotton exposition to atlanta. btw was a jewish factory worker who was lynched for murdering mary phagan. btw believed hard work and vocational education (like columbus tech) would eventually lead to equality (promoting african americans getting a skill). w. e.b. dubois wanted immediate social and political equality- founded the naacp w. e.b. dubois believed that hard work and vocational education would lead to equality for african americans. btw wanted immediate social and political equality. btw promoted disenfranchisement and did not believe that african american's deserved equality. w. e.b. dubois wanted immediate social and political change.