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(McClurg) Du Bois examined the years that followed the Civil War specifically, the Freedmen's Bureau's role in Reconstruction. The Bureau failed due not only to southern opposition but also to mismanagement and courts that were biased. Dubois also examined the successes of the bureau as well. Its most important contribution to progress was the founding of African American schools. (McClurg) This book is still one of the most important parts of sociological and African American history. (GradeSaver) In this collection of essays, Du Bois talked about two terms that have developed into theoretical fields of study: “double consciousness” and “the Veil." “Double consciousness" is the belief that the African-American in the United States live with two conflicting identities that cannot be entirely merged together. The other most important thing is the American identity, an identity of how the black man was born only because of the historical remnants of slavery. Working along with the idea of double consciousness is the veil, which describes that African-Americans’ lived experience happens behind a veil.
