“If white people need colleges to furnish teachers, ministers, lawyers, and doctors, do black people need nothing of the sort?” (Du Bois). Today, this question is a foregone conclusion for anyone. In the 1800’s and early 1900’s, this question might have been harder for some to answer correctly, not because they didn’t know the answer, but because their strong racial discrimination was standing in the way of common sense. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois dedicated his entire life to the betterment of the African community around the globe. The best way for the community to rise was through education, and that is exactly where he started. Du Bois focused on education in his childhood and continued through his doctorate, using his knowledge to
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Du Bois had been preparing his whole life for the opportunity to connect with the greater portion of the African American community through writing. The Crisis supported NAACP efforts and strongly opposed the blockage of equal rights. Discussion for numerous subjects related to African American religion, social activities, and cultural differences were also housed in the magazine. The Crisis was a “mirror for and to black America, it inspired a black intelligentsia and its public” (Holt). World War I started and the NAACP supported Negro soldier’s rights. Du Bois wrote “Close Ranks,” an editorial asking for African Americans to help in the war. As the war waged on Du Bois became very aware of the amount of discriminatory actions, he wondered why they were still taking place. He studied Marxism during the time of the Great Depression and found that the NAACP used a “largely legalistic and propagandistic approach to fighting racism” (Holt). These realizations by Du Bois made him rethink his position in the NAACP and after many arguments with the rest of the board about the un-American tactics used, he resigned in 1934
Du Bois had been preparing his whole life for the opportunity to connect with the greater portion of the African American community through writing. The Crisis supported NAACP efforts and strongly opposed the blockage of equal rights. Discussion for numerous subjects related to African American religion, social activities, and cultural differences were also housed in the magazine. The Crisis was a “mirror for and to black America, it inspired a black intelligentsia and its public” (Holt). World War I started and the NAACP supported Negro soldier’s rights. Du Bois wrote “Close Ranks,” an editorial asking for African Americans to help in the war. As the war waged on Du Bois became very aware of the amount of discriminatory actions, he wondered why they were still taking place. He studied Marxism during the time of the Great Depression and found that the NAACP used a “largely legalistic and propagandistic approach to fighting racism” (Holt). These realizations by Du Bois made him rethink his position in the NAACP and after many arguments with the rest of the board about the un-American tactics used, he resigned in 1934