W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963)
The Souls of Black Folk (1903)
Homework Questions:
40:
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What is the "Talented Tenth"?
"Of Our Spiritual Strivings" (orig. version pub 1897)
41:
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Is there an argument present here? If so, what is it?
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What is the "veil"?
42:
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What is "double consciousness"?
"Of Mr. Booker T. Washington" (orig. version published 1901)
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What is Du Bois's thesis? Where is it presented?
43:
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What is the "Atlanta Compromise"? How, according to Du Bois, was
it interpreted by people in the South?
44:
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What three things, according to Du Bois, has Washington asked black
people to give up? Why?
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What, according to Du Bois, have been the three results of Washington's
program? Is Du Bois suggesting a direct correlation? Explain.
45:
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Explain: "The South is not solid" (45).
46:
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What three "direct impressions," according to Du Bois, are left
by Washington's propaganda?
"Bonus Question"
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Who are Governor Aycock
,
Senator Morgan,
Thomas Nelson Page,
and Senator Ben Tillman?