Students read a short bio of both men, then fill out an organizer comparing their objectives and strategies before analyzing a poem about the 2 men by Dudley Randall. Students retain the information well and good discussion is generated by the poem and an opinion question.
I also have a version that adds Marcus Garvey and Ida B. Wells, titled "Booker T Washington, WEB DuBois, Marcus Garvey, Ida B Wells".