W. E. B Dubois Analysis

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W.E.B Dubois is recognized as an advocate of the racial uplift movement. Racial uplift ideology refers to an idea of African Americans who adapted to the social codes of society during the early 1900’s. These were educated African Americans whose common goal was to reshape the image of its people. The middle and upper class African Americans were tired of being racially profiled, or characterized by negative stereotypes. In Dubois’ The Souls of Black Folk, he asks, “how does it feel to be a problem?” This statement triggered a new philosophical movement for African American writers and people. He mentions that the problem within the 20th century is the “color-line.” The color-line issue presented in this work urges the reader or any individual…show more content…
"Du Bois and Art Theory: The Souls of Black Folk as a "Total Work of Art"" Public Culture. Duke University Press. Web. 25 Mar. 2015. <http://publicculture.org/articles/view/17/2/du-bois-and-art-theory-the-souls-of-black-folk-as-a-total-work-of-art>. Warmser, Richard. "The Souls of Black Folk." The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. PBS, 1 Jan. 1903. Web. 25 Mar. 2015. <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_souls.html>. Reflection 1. The purpose of this assignment was to choose two literary works and analyze the important elements or aspects of those pieces. Instead of providing a brief plot summary, I chose to elaborate on a significant issue of the time that inspired these two notable works by Dubois and Hurston. 2.This was a comparative analysis of The Souls of Black Folk and Their Eyes Were Watching God. Many individuals of that time all shared the same goal, which was to support the advancement of African American’s as a whole. Dubois chose to place the responsibility on the upper and middle class while Hurston served as her own force. 3.Demonstrate the knowledge of the impact of one or more of the following issues of the discipline: culture, environment, race, gender, and/or values and
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