W.E.B Du Bios was a Civil Rights Activist, Journalist, and Educator during late 19th century and mid 20th century. During his time he was a well-respected leader among the activist community and fought strongly against white supremacy. “The Souls of White Folks” is one the many essays that are written by him, it went into depth about racism uprising in the nation due to white supremacy. He explains the process and ideologies of white supremacy, such as educating the nation with false information, performing hypocritical equality, and the history of the colonial expansion.
W.E.B Du Bios begins “The Souls of White Folks” by introducing his credibility by explaining that he was not raised nor born in the time of slavery, or colonial composite, …show more content…
After slavery many white philanthropists would donate old clothing to the black folks in return of respect and a high nominal; however, the blacks refuse to go about doing this because it was still slavery in the making. This broke out into the belief that blacks were disrespectful and the South was right. Consequently, within America, the crime rates from blacks were higher than any other race because “it was blackness that was condemned and not crime.” In addition to the inequality in America, there also was inequality nationwide. Du Bios provides an example of war. He exclaims that war is terrible and that when the white fight against white there is always medical assistance; however, he exclaims that there have been many other wars just as worst as the white against whites, yet there were no Red Cross funds. These acts were hypocritical considering European Middle Ages rules were built on fairness, yet today people see “machine guns against assegais; conquest sugared with religion; mutilation and rape masquerading as culture, - all with vast applause at the superiority of white over black soldiers!”
In addition to the process/ ideologies of white supremacy, Europe was known for its greatness due to its history of using the universal struggles of all mankind.
Furthermore,
W.E.B Du Bios begins “The Souls of White Folks” by introducing his credibility by explaining that he was not raised nor born in the time of slavery, or colonial composite, …show more content…
After slavery many white philanthropists would donate old clothing to the black folks in return of respect and a high nominal; however, the blacks refuse to go about doing this because it was still slavery in the making. This broke out into the belief that blacks were disrespectful and the South was right. Consequently, within America, the crime rates from blacks were higher than any other race because “it was blackness that was condemned and not crime.” In addition to the inequality in America, there also was inequality nationwide. Du Bios provides an example of war. He exclaims that war is terrible and that when the white fight against white there is always medical assistance; however, he exclaims that there have been many other wars just as worst as the white against whites, yet there were no Red Cross funds. These acts were hypocritical considering European Middle Ages rules were built on fairness, yet today people see “machine guns against assegais; conquest sugared with religion; mutilation and rape masquerading as culture, - all with vast applause at the superiority of white over black soldiers!”
In addition to the process/ ideologies of white supremacy, Europe was known for its greatness due to its history of using the universal struggles of all mankind.
Furthermore,