This essay was written in order to find a relationship between two great men WEB Du Bois and José Marti, and how they strongly believed in not losing each other while struggling to adapt and overcome new difficult but exciting times in the world for their two respective cultures. Their emotions become evident in their writings, Souls of Black Folk and “Our America” respectively. Both men believe their cultures can overcome the difficulties they face during their respective time periods, but not by following the path their current leaders are leading them. Changes need to be made and these two men have laid out plans, ready to be implemented, if given the chance. José Marti was born on January 28, 1853 in Havana, Cuba. All this resentment harbored against Spain during his adolescence was the main reason why Mr. Marti became not only a Cuban revolutionary, but also an advocate of a different way of thinking for all. Central and South America, including the Caribbean. Marti in “Our America” highlights the importance of Latin American countries creating their own ideas and identity. Above all, he was opposed to all tyranny. This idea was simple but so powerful, and has become a staple in the United States since we became our own country; allowing only people who study in the university of the Latin American country to govern said country. “To know is to act with resolution. Knowing your country and governing it on the basis of this knowledge is the only way to free it from tyrannies” (Marti 1020). This basically meant that if you weren't born here you couldn't govern here, and because no self-respecting Spaniard would study in the slums of Latin America and that would mean that only natural citizens of the Americas would govern the countries of the Americas and Marti understood that. Marti wanted universities to teach American history, even though she