Summary Of The Souls Of Black Folk By Du Bois

Du Bois first addresses his idea of double consciousness in his book, The Souls of Black Folk. In this book Du Bois was particularly referring to African Americans when he was talking about double consciousness. In this book Du Bois discusses the life of African Americans and explains that they are capable of reaching their full potential. A famous line in the book was when Du Bois states that “the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line.”

Du Bois uses a veil to symbolize how minorities distinct cultural identity is shielded from others. Du Bois believes a veil on people is wrong and instead the distinct cultural identity of minorities should be accepted, respected, and celebrated, not condemned. He believes that