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African American Thought

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W.E.B. Du Bois

Analyzes race, double consciousness, democracy, education, history, culture, and the struggle for equal dignity.

“The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.”
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W.E.B. Du Bois

Analyzes race, double consciousness, democracy, education, history, culture, and the struggle for equal dignity.

African American Thought · Ethics · Political Philosophy
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