... the time World War 1 broke out in 1914 . The Crisis covered the war extensively. Du Bois saw the war as an opportunity for black's soldiers to show that they are competent and courageous and able to cooperate with whites. The war also opened a lot of jobs for blacks. When war was over it brought racial strife, white saw that blacks took all the ... to reestablish the UNIA was not successful. Marcus Garvey died in 1940. Du Bois contributed to the Harlem Renaissance . Du Bois help establish in New York. Du Bois lived in near Paul Robeson, Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, and Thurgood Mars...

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... ' theory of double consciousness. Double consciousness is viewing oneself through the eyes of others. African Americans almost felt the need to censor their creative minds because of this. When white America releases their grip on the past and accepts African American ideas, American modernism will flourish. The problem is ... its antipathy rather than its innovative ideas that show how great of a country America can be. Until white America can release their grip on the past and accept African American ideas, American modernism will not flourish. This psychological attack on the modernis...

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... would mandate the equal treatment of blacks. Also, he felt that African Americans should exercise all their civil rights but Washington's method would cause blacks to not be as politically active and use the rights they are entitled to. African Americans deserved their God-given rights immediately and these rights were absolutely necessary and should be achieved through whatever course of action. He also challenged Washington's approach ... and called for much more aggressive pursuit of rights. He felt that Washington sacrificed human dignity of blacks ... ...

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