the experience of black folk

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African- Americans have a long and strenuous history in the United States. Even though today, our country seems for the most part, free of racial bias, this was not always the case. African- Americans were brought to this country to be sold and used as slaves. They endured horrible working conditions, and an even harder lifestyle that consisted of being treated like property instead of actual human beings. It was not until after the Civil War; the implementation of the Emancipation Proclamation of 1865, that African- Americans were legally freed of their duty to slavery. However, even after they were freed, life was not easy and they did not possess all the same freedoms as white Americans. This period from 1865 to 1903 was the objective for W.E.B' Du Bois to write his book, The Souls of Black Folk, which focuses on the experiences of African- Americans after they were granted freedom. Du Bois's book provides an insight into how African- Americans felt, and handled things during this controversial time. The main topics of The Souls of Black Folk include African- American worldviews, the policies of Booker T Washington, the impact of segregation and discrimination upon black folk, stereotypes, African- American history and spirituality, and generl feelings possesed by African- Americans of this time. Du Bois makes some very stron point and includes his own perspective in his writing. Du Bois even created his own ideals of how black folks could achieve complete freedom. In his opinion, the most important aspects of life that African-Americans should be granted with are, the right to an education, the right to vote, and the right to be treated justly and as an equal. This is an apperant opinion of his throughout the entir... ... middle of paper ... ...s feels that black peopl need to be treated equally and justly to actually be free, or else they are trapped with the fear of racism. There is still racism all over the world today, against all different people. This may never fully disappear due to people's personal beliefs, which can't all be evaluated equally. However, in America we now have complete legal equality for every individual no matter what race or ethnic background. African- Americans have gotten to a point in history where they no longer are discriminated against and have the same opportunities as everyone else. It took a long time to get to this point, but now that we are here, it can be seen that there are no more issues of segregation or discrimination such as there was in the decades after 1865. Works Cited Du Bois, W.E.B. The Souls of Black Folk. Stilwell, KS: Digireads.com, 2005. Print.

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