1. dubios' history
"The negro is a sort of seventh son, born with a veil, and gifted with second-sight in the American world- a world which yields him no true self-consciousness." Dubois writes how growing up black in a white world produces one with no real identity. He describes it as "always looking at one's self through the eyes of others," always "measuring one's should by the tape of a world that looks in on amused contempt and pity." ... Dubois looks at the history of the Negro in America as a history of "strife." ...
- Word Count: 549
- Approx Pages: 2
- Grade Level: High School