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W. E. B. Dubois was an important sociologist who was born in the United States in 1868. Dubois very influential on his studies on race and race relations. He was associated with the theoretical perspective conflict theory. Dubois most important sociological work, "The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study" showed the effects of race relations on African American families, primarily on the lower class families. "The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study" was very influential on helping see the sociological aspect on the effects of race relations on African American individuals also, from the minority perspective, in a predominately Caucasian world. Sadly however, his works were disregarded by mainstream sociology. The American Journal of Sociology and other journals never considered his landmark work influential or even acknowledged it’s presence. During Dubois lifetime, he grew up in a poor household which definitely influenced his perspective on race relations. In the times that Dubois lived in, historical events that influenced his works were the equality of African Americans and Caucasian Americans were not prevalent. Blacks were just victims of white prejudice and discrimination. Even though this was the case, Dubois still had hope and optimism that racial divisions could be overcome. This is what spurred him to continue his work at the age of ninety-three until he emigrated to Ghana where he died two years later in 1963.

W. E. B. Dubois was an important sociologist who was born in the United States in 1868. Dubois very influential on his studies on race and race relations. He was associated with the theoretical perspective conflict theory. Dubois most important sociological work, "The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study" showed the effects of race relations on African American families, primarily on the lower class families. "The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study" was very influential on helping see the sociological aspect on the effects of race relations on