Evaluation:
Published: 18.04.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'W.E.B. Du Bois: The Souls of Black Folk', 1.
  • Essays 'W.E.B. Du Bois: The Souls of Black Folk', 2.
Extract

The human race has almost never adjusted to change well. Humanity, for the most part, has always had difficulty viewing 'others' as equals; this is especially true in dealing with those of a different race. In the early twentieth century, amidst all the change taking place because of the industrial revolution, many leaders of the African American community in the United States began to talk of, what seemed to some, radical ideals of equality of the races. One such voice was that of W.E.B. Du Bois. Considered one of the more radical African Americans of his time Du Bois was instrumental…

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