Of The Quest Of The Golden Fleece
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The first rhetorical device is compare and contrast. Du bois compare and contrasts the amount of land Negros have owned throughout the years. He says “in 1870 the tax-books of Dougherty report no Negroes as landholders. If there were any such at that time,—and there may have been a few,—their land was probably held in the name of some white patron,—a method not uncommon during slavery.” In 1875 6500 acres of land was owned, ten years later the number increased to about 55 percent, and in 1890 it went up to 10,000. This shows that explains that it took 30 years after the abolishment of slavery …show more content…
He say “If they had been given an economic start at Emancipation, if they had been in an enlightened and rich community which really desired their best good, then we might perhaps call such a result small or even insignificant. But for a few thousand poor ignorant field-hands, in the face of poverty, a falling market, and social stress, to save and capitalize two hundred thousand dollars in a generation has meant a tremendous effort. But it would still be insignificant because of their race” Du bois says that if the Negros were given the same opportunities as whites, then everyone would say it was small or not important. But because there are black and aren’t as educated as the whites their progress should be praised and should mean a lot, but it won’t because of racism and their achievements would be suppressed forever.
In "Of the Quest of the Golden Fleece” du bois clarifies that The Golden Fleece, while it had provided blacks with employment opportunities within the South, also alluded to the experience of African-Americans throughout slavery. Many of the skills that the African-American had were gained during slavery; they were thus forever cursed with a memory of what once had been. Not only did their skills limit them, but the credit on which they relied also stratified them. Du Bois, therefore, demonstrates that racism exists on an institutional
The first rhetorical device is compare and contrast. Du bois compare and contrasts the amount of land Negros have owned throughout the years. He says “in 1870 the tax-books of Dougherty report no Negroes as landholders. If there were any such at that time,—and there may have been a few,—their land was probably held in the name of some white patron,—a method not uncommon during slavery.” In 1875 6500 acres of land was owned, ten years later the number increased to about 55 percent, and in 1890 it went up to 10,000. This shows that explains that it took 30 years after the abolishment of slavery …show more content…
He say “If they had been given an economic start at Emancipation, if they had been in an enlightened and rich community which really desired their best good, then we might perhaps call such a result small or even insignificant. But for a few thousand poor ignorant field-hands, in the face of poverty, a falling market, and social stress, to save and capitalize two hundred thousand dollars in a generation has meant a tremendous effort. But it would still be insignificant because of their race” Du bois says that if the Negros were given the same opportunities as whites, then everyone would say it was small or not important. But because there are black and aren’t as educated as the whites their progress should be praised and should mean a lot, but it won’t because of racism and their achievements would be suppressed forever.
In "Of the Quest of the Golden Fleece” du bois clarifies that The Golden Fleece, while it had provided blacks with employment opportunities within the South, also alluded to the experience of African-Americans throughout slavery. Many of the skills that the African-American had were gained during slavery; they were thus forever cursed with a memory of what once had been. Not only did their skills limit them, but the credit on which they relied also stratified them. Du Bois, therefore, demonstrates that racism exists on an institutional