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W.E.B. Du Bois's "The Souls of Black Folk" Study Questions

1. What area of study did Du Bois ear his Ph.D from Harvard in 1895?

2. Which Western philosophy greatly influenced Du Bois's research at Harvard? How was his work influenced?

3. What are African American Spirituals?

4. Why does Du Bois say that the problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color-line?

5. What does Du Bois mean by 'double-consciousness'?

6. Why didn't the abolition of slavery lead to genuine emancipation?

7. How are the arguments of Booker T. Washington and Du Bois different?

8. What are the two areas of study that Du Bois's maintains are key to addressing the problem of the color line?

9. Why does Du Bois claim that ethics is in progress and needs universal stories about lived experience?

10. What are your thoughts about DuBois's "The Souls of Black Folk"?

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