Exam 7: Web Du Bois

The Souls of Black Folk differs from The Philadelphia Negro because

Explain Du Bois's concept of the veil. Show how it relates to his other concepts double-consciousness and the color line.

In The Philadelphia Negro, Du Bois states which of the following as the "vastest of the Negro problems"?

Du Bois was intensely critical of the Black church and thought it could/should do more for its people.

Discuss Du Bois's concepts of the color line, the veil, and double consciousness using concrete examples. What theoretical issue/s do these concepts raise?

Define Du Bois's concept of the Talented Tenth. Explain why you agree or disagree with this concept.

Compare and contrast Du Bois's double consciousness to Simmel's notion of the stranger.

Du Bois's work The Philadelphia Negro recognized both rational and nonrational factors.

Explain how Du Bois's notion of a color line can be found in different quadrants of American life, today. Apply his analytical framework to investigate modern American race discourse.

The Souls of White Folk differs from The Souls of Black Folk in that its tone can be considered more

For Du Bois, when did race become central to world history?

In The Souls of Black Folk, Du Bois "stepped within the _______, raising it that you may view faintly its deeper recesses…"

Du Bois argues in The Souls of White Folk that while African Americans possess a double-consciousness, whites have

Du Bois defines this institution as the "social center of Negro life in the United States" and felt it could and should do more for its people.

Du Bois conducted primarily which types of research?

The concept of double-consciousness parallel's which theorist's notion?

The Souls of Black Folk solidified agreement in positions between Du Bois and Booker T. Washington.

The Soul of White Folks proved Whites experience a double consciousness.

Which of the following methods did Du Bois not employ when conducting his research for The Philadelphia Negro?

In The Philadelphia Negro Du Bois's typology recognizes the power of nonrational factors when it depicts an upper-class