What Is The Thesis Of The Negro Problems By W. E. B. Dubois

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In The Negro Problems by W.E.B. Du Bois, He talks about slavery and the problem of slaves when comparing to other races. After the emancipation of slaves, Black people where trying to figure out their place in society because all they knew was to either served the interests of white people or die out before their all-conquering march as Du Bois said. He also discussed how education and some of the elementary rights of wage earners and property holders will be a good starts for former slaves. This all looks good but not everybody agrees to give black people many rights and still considered them inferior to white people. Black people still went to a lot of struggles and had to face many inequalities. Something really interesting was the economic

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