1. African Americans in the Modern World
(9)" Most of white America has struggled with African Americans as people. ... In his book Du Bois says, "A true and worthy ideal frees and uplifts a people; a false ideal imprisons and lowers But say to a people: "The one virtue is to be white," and the people rush to the inevitable conclusion, "Kill the 'nigger'!... However, as time went on white people discovered their "whiteness", as Du Bois says, and proceeded to claim it as the perfect standard. ... Du bois continues and claims white people have said, "My poor, un-white thing! ... Howeve...
- Word Count: 1517
- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School