When racism tried to take his pride and dignity, he became more determined to make sure society recognized his achievements. ... He felt that through science, he could dispel the irrational prejudices and ignorance that prevented racial equality. ... His views clashed with Booker T. ... Du Bois wrote The Souls of Black Folk in 1903, criticizing Booker, claiming that his ideas would lead to a perpetuation of oppression instead of freeing the black people from it. Du Bois criticism lead to a branching out of the black civil rights movement, Booker's conservative followers, and a radical fol...

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Some common themes did exist however, such as an interest in the roots of the African American experience in Africa and in the South, and a strong sense of racial pride and a desire for social and political equality. ... The black philosopher Alian Locke published his most talked about essay "The New Negro", in his essay he urged that "Art must discover and reveal the beauty which prejudice and caricature have overlaid." ... The literature appealed to the African American middle class and to the white book buying public. ...

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