This paper elaborates on the following authors, Alain Locke’s The New Negro, Langston Hughe’s “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain,” and Zora Nele Hurston’s “How it feels to be colored me,” replied to W.E.B Du Bois theory of double consciousness. W.E.B Du Bois theory of double consciousness describes race relation in America, how blacks can suffer from a damaged self image by looking at themselves as perceived by society and the difficulty of being unified or having one identity.
Alain Locke “The New Negro” responded to W.E.B Du Bois theory of double consciousness by emphasizing on race relationships in America. Alain Locke is concerned about self-confidence and consciousness in black people. Locke states that lack of knowledge in the …show more content…
Du Bois said that black art was only used for entertainment for people and he had political messages in them. A lot of Du Bois work was to express the literature, African American made was not inferior to white people. He encouraged African Americans to document their experience with white Americans. Locke used political messages and art to showcase the beauty in African Americans. Locke’s response to Du Bois was that his work was propaganda and he didn’t encourage African Americans do …show more content…
Hughes’s also emphasized that black people should stay true themselves and should stop viewing themselves as perceived by society, but focus on who they truly are and be better people for themselves. Hughes emphasized on how black people don’t respect and value themselves, but use white people as examples for their kids so that they could be better citizens. According to Hughes’s African American’s consider themselves failures in society and successful black folks don’t want to associate with the poor or help the African American in need. They don’t even want to contribute in their own community. African American kids that are ashamed of their race are cause by their parents because they were taught in order to be successful you can’t act like the black child. Hughes and Du Bois both believe that black people view themselves as unfulfilled and
Alain Locke “The New Negro” responded to W.E.B Du Bois theory of double consciousness by emphasizing on race relationships in America. Alain Locke is concerned about self-confidence and consciousness in black people. Locke states that lack of knowledge in the …show more content…
Du Bois said that black art was only used for entertainment for people and he had political messages in them. A lot of Du Bois work was to express the literature, African American made was not inferior to white people. He encouraged African Americans to document their experience with white Americans. Locke used political messages and art to showcase the beauty in African Americans. Locke’s response to Du Bois was that his work was propaganda and he didn’t encourage African Americans do …show more content…
Hughes’s also emphasized that black people should stay true themselves and should stop viewing themselves as perceived by society, but focus on who they truly are and be better people for themselves. Hughes emphasized on how black people don’t respect and value themselves, but use white people as examples for their kids so that they could be better citizens. According to Hughes’s African American’s consider themselves failures in society and successful black folks don’t want to associate with the poor or help the African American in need. They don’t even want to contribute in their own community. African American kids that are ashamed of their race are cause by their parents because they were taught in order to be successful you can’t act like the black child. Hughes and Du Bois both believe that black people view themselves as unfulfilled and