Critical Analysis Of Du Boois's Of The Dawn Of Freedom

In the essay, students should:

· Clearly articulate the author’s argument and any sub-arguments

· Identify the kinds of evidence the author uses to support this argument (newspapers, interviews, government records, etc.)

· What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of using particular sources in this context? Do the sources used help the author make their argument? Are some sources less effective? What are some possible biases of the sources used by the author?

· How does the author’s interpretation and/or argument differ from others’ interpretations of the same time period and/or event? (This part may require a bit of outside reading)

· Finally, offer a critical analysis or critique of the reading. (Was the

Du Bois states “the problem of the twentieth Century is the problem of the Color line” (Du Bois, p.g. 16) Du bois to support his argument uses the juxtaposition of the dark skin color of African American to the lighter skins of other minority groups as symbol to the existence of social barrier or “ veil” that separates African American from the rest of society .Du Bois uses the “Veil” metaphor to represent the color-line, symbolizes that African-Americans would live with a barrier with for life. Du bois notes that they would always live with the ever present knowledge that they were different, and that white society will view them differently. The “veil” is permanent regardless of how hard the they tired, the “negro” would never be able to shed themselves from this metaphor. The creation of Du Bois color line argument was molded on the racial hostility experienced by Du Bois during his own life. Du Bois notes that he first became aware of the “veil” during his encounter with a girl in his school that refused to accept the note that he had written for her. Through this experience the reader is provided two key insights. Firstly it provides an intimate humanizing experience of the racial hostility of social encounter

By being a primary source document examining social-racial relations in the 20th Century it positions the text as an historically accurate examinations of the “ plight of the Negro” while simultaneously providing an personal insight to the historical disenfranchisement of the African American within society. However it 's not only an historical source but also an sociological analysis of the “color line”. Du Boisi intentional dose this so the reader can fully comprehend the obstacles the African American populations faced during this time period. Another textual advantages Of the Dawn of Freedom offers to the reader is the historical personal accounts of lingering social question that were present during the time period. An example of this was Du Bois personally discusses the question that most people within society did not want to ask the African american populations: what it felt like to be a “ problem” a “Negro”? De Bois realized that being an african american living in the 19th and 20th Centuries that he was seen to have a low position within society. While he fully comprehended how white society saw him and how they felt about him. However he notes that because of his education he was “not entirely a problem" (Du Bois, p.g. 24) . This dialogue is an example of Du Bois