William Edward Burghardt Du Bose - 936 Words

In this paper I will discuss William Edward Burghardt Du Bose, better known as W.E.B. Du Bose (1868- 1963) and his views on America and the color line. He describes the color line as a division of black society and white society. He also explains the breakdown of inequality of the two different worlds. In W.E.B Du Bois most famous work, The Soul of Black Folks, states the problem he feels the 20th century has with racism. Du Bois used the basic concept of the color line to build upon when he created an analysis to identify the racism issues we have in this country. He tries to connect the problem of race, racial domination, and racial exploitation with the problems of the color line. He believed it was a 20 century world problem of the color line between an advanced race of white men and the great majority of undeveloped nations of mankind who happened to be brown or black. Du Bois addressed the differences of race and how it chiefly shows its differences with skin color and hai r texture. These differences are used to shut out certain races that do not fit the standard mold of success. Du Bois introduced his concept at a meeting of the American Negro Academy in 1900. He calls attention to the gross inequities of power, wealth, opportunity and access between whites and the minority groups of the world. He also addresses the problems that could arise from the oppressed world if the continuation of oppression continued. He takes on a Karl Marx view of society when