During what was known as The Scramble for Africa, the French, British, Belgian, and Portuguese colonial empires paraded around African countries advertising fallacious claims of improving Africa. Philosophers, W.E.B. Dubois, Walter Rodney, and Marcus Garvey gave distinct critiques on how European colonialism in fact retrogressed Africa’s development, and proposed approaches in liberating the people of African descent. W.E.B. Dubois and Walter Rodney emphasized that colonization is not, “evangelization, a philanthropic enterprise, or a project undertaken for the greater glory of God,” because the capitalistic efforts and the obliteration of other human beings for self-gain is immediately contradictory to Christian biblical principles. These scholars realized that the
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Du Bois was an African American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, and Pan-Africanist. In his early life, Du Bois attended racially integrated elementary and high schools and later on attended Fisk College on scholarship at the age of 16. Soon after, he earned a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. As one could imagine, Du Bois’ privileges and opportunities played a big role in the cultivation of his political climate and intellectual development. As a racial activist in America, W.E.B. Du Bois fought long and hard for the careful and healthy integration of blacks as respected citizens of the American society. In 1926 Du Bois specifically speaks to restructuring American institutions and the conception of citizenship in an essay as he states, “We want to be Americans, full-fledged Americans, with all the rights of American citizens." (Pragmatism in the Americas), 239. Du Bois’ fervent desire for integration stemmed from his idea that the acceptance of racial segregation “only encourage[s] whites to deny African Americans the right to vote and to undermine black pride and progress.” (Three Visions for African
Du Bois was an African American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, and Pan-Africanist. In his early life, Du Bois attended racially integrated elementary and high schools and later on attended Fisk College on scholarship at the age of 16. Soon after, he earned a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. As one could imagine, Du Bois’ privileges and opportunities played a big role in the cultivation of his political climate and intellectual development. As a racial activist in America, W.E.B. Du Bois fought long and hard for the careful and healthy integration of blacks as respected citizens of the American society. In 1926 Du Bois specifically speaks to restructuring American institutions and the conception of citizenship in an essay as he states, “We want to be Americans, full-fledged Americans, with all the rights of American citizens." (Pragmatism in the Americas), 239. Du Bois’ fervent desire for integration stemmed from his idea that the acceptance of racial segregation “only encourage[s] whites to deny African Americans the right to vote and to undermine black pride and progress.” (Three Visions for African