Research Paper: W.E.B. Dubois
One of the most famous African Americans in history, W.E.B. DuBois name has become synonymous with perseverance. Throughout his life, Mr. DuBois displayed character uncommon to his white counterparts, through his opinions and expressing his beliefs. DuBois was born in Great Barrington,
Massachusetts. He was born on February 23rd 1868. In his owns he would describe his early childhood as having being “filled with incidents of surprisingly little importance”. His father left his mother at an early age. His mother did everything she could to ensure that he had a proper education. To make sure that he did not have to work and live as she did. Mr. DuBois …show more content…
During this study he observed how African
Americans interacted in their daily lives. He observed how their daily lives were spent going to work. He viewed their organizations, homes and most importantly their relation to the million other fellow white citizens. He studied a neighborhood, it was the seventh ward. It was the site of the city’s oldest African
American community, dating back to the early colonies in America. In the 1890’s over a quarter of the around 40,000 black people lived in the seventh ward. During the time of his study, DuBois lived in the area that he observed. For over a year DuBois and his wife lived in a poor apartment near Saint Mary street. Part of his study was to demonstrate that black people had their own class structure. Showing that they should not be judged by the lowest among them. What he referred to as the “submerged tenth”. This was the percentage of people he believed were a stain on the black community. A small portion of people, who used as a representation of the
African American community. These are some of the things that we still hear today. Every time there is someone killed in Chicago, it is used as a representation of how the African American
One of the most famous African Americans in history, W.E.B. DuBois name has become synonymous with perseverance. Throughout his life, Mr. DuBois displayed character uncommon to his white counterparts, through his opinions and expressing his beliefs. DuBois was born in Great Barrington,
Massachusetts. He was born on February 23rd 1868. In his owns he would describe his early childhood as having being “filled with incidents of surprisingly little importance”. His father left his mother at an early age. His mother did everything she could to ensure that he had a proper education. To make sure that he did not have to work and live as she did. Mr. DuBois …show more content…
During this study he observed how African
Americans interacted in their daily lives. He observed how their daily lives were spent going to work. He viewed their organizations, homes and most importantly their relation to the million other fellow white citizens. He studied a neighborhood, it was the seventh ward. It was the site of the city’s oldest African
American community, dating back to the early colonies in America. In the 1890’s over a quarter of the around 40,000 black people lived in the seventh ward. During the time of his study, DuBois lived in the area that he observed. For over a year DuBois and his wife lived in a poor apartment near Saint Mary street. Part of his study was to demonstrate that black people had their own class structure. Showing that they should not be judged by the lowest among them. What he referred to as the “submerged tenth”. This was the percentage of people he believed were a stain on the black community. A small portion of people, who used as a representation of the
African American community. These are some of the things that we still hear today. Every time there is someone killed in Chicago, it is used as a representation of how the African American