Of Our Spiritual Strivings Analysis

Colonization is a topic that many people would rather avoid. Some people believe its occurrence was an essential evil that aided in creating developed countries that help advance the world technologically. To others, it is a distant happening because they would consider it as something ancient that occurred under a different set of cultural norms and with a different generation of individuals, while others think of colonization and slave trade as one of the worst injustices experienced by humanity. Whether colonization is acknowledged or not, there is no doubt that it has played, and continues to play, a huge part in the state in which society is in today. Although the physical manifestations of colonization, like the loss of natural, human …show more content…
Likewise, Blacks were denied the right to vote in the South; this prevented Blacks from gaining positions in office and eliminated their ability to hold politicians accountable for their actions and control who gets elected. Thus it was imperative for one to discourse on the conditions of Blacks and solutions to the Black condition. In DuBois’ “Of Our Spiritual Strivings” he provides a sociological and psychological analysis of the predicament of Blacks post-colonialism and post-slavery using his own experience, which is very significant because he gives insight to an outsider to the mind and mentality of a Black individual (Dubois 1903). In explaining his mind, he brings up the concept of the “veil.” The “veil,” is the Black individual’s knowledge about the fact that they are different because of their African heritage and history of enslavement and that people in society will always see them as something that is different or as an outcast. No matter how hard Blacks try to assimilate into society, they will never be able to rid themselves of this difference. DuBois later suggests that the American government is responsible for the continuation of the existence of the “veil” because the government constrains them with their laws. Like the Black Codes and Jim Crow laws that purposely restricts Blacks' freedom, and compels them to work in a labor economy …show more content…
Wamba experienced the feeling of disconnection between his two cultures of African American and African and struggle of overcoming the myths and ideas of both cultures. He examines the relationship between Blacks and the Africans. The twentieth century was highly globalized, and it led to cultural exposure between cultures. Globalization was breaking down the geographical barrier between Africa and America. This cultural exposure changed the views of Blacks and the Africans. On one hand, African saw Blacks the was they were portrayed by Hollywood, which carried an unrealistic impression of them, while Blacks saw their homeland as a real dream world to return to that is waiting on them to return. Wamba explains that these misconceptions created a barrier between the Blacks and Africans. Thus, the barrier can only be broken once the myths about each other's cultures are destroyed and replaced with