Du Dubois Double Consciousness Model

Dubois explains the social inequality between African-Americans and white Americans by describing his concept of double consciousness. The difficulty of African-American men have with understanding themselves has to do with seeing themselves from their own and from the white perspective; this outside perspective shown predominantly in media and books. Further, while the inclination to assimilate is strong, they also contend with the strength of having a community solely of one identity. African-Americans dealt with degradation for neither being nor behaving white, while they were also prevented from desegregated. The decision between fighting for integration and equality or to remain segregated and attempt to live without the scorn of white people is inherently challenging. As it is impossible to living entirely independently from white people and undesirable to completely assimilate, Du Bois's double consciousness model illustrates this internal conflict. As school and …show more content…
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