W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the leading 20th century advocates for African-American rights, was born in 1885 in a mostly white Massachusetts town. His father, a Haitian-born immigrant, deserted his family when Du Bois was only two (Holt). Under the care of his mother, Du Bois, who identified himself as mulatto, attended school with whites…
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Political Cartoon Imagery and Satire in The Souls of Black Folk by DuBois
On the bottom of p.15 of The Souls of Black Folk, DuBois makes reference to “the long-headed man with care-chiselled [sic] face who sat in the White House.” Here, DuBois avoids referencing President Lincoln by name (which he only does three times throughout the entirety of the text), but instead uses Lincoln’s unique physical characteristics…
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