Dubois & Race Conflict: Crash Course Sociology #7
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W.E.B. DuBois, the first African American to earn a PhD from Harvard, was a prolific author, co-founder of the NAACP, and advocate for racial equality. His work on race-conflict theory, double-consciousness, and challenging social constructions of race laid the groundwork for modern sociological studies on racial politics and resistance.
Insights
- W.E.B. DuBois, the first African American to earn a PhD from Harvard, was a prolific author, co-founder of the NAACP, and a key figure in American sociology, advocating race-conflict theory and challenging biological race concepts.
- DuBois' groundbreaking studies on African American living conditions in Philadelphia highlighted racial prejudice as the root cause of dysfunction in black communities, not inherent inferiority, influencing modern racial identity theory and laying the foundation for sociological studies on racial politics and resistance.
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Recent questions
Who was the first African American to earn a PhD from Harvard?
W.E.B. DuBois
What civil rights organization did W.E.B. DuBois co-found?
NAACP
What theory did W.E.B. DuBois advocate in sociology?
Race-conflict theory
What concept did W.E.B. DuBois develop to describe the dual identity of Black Americans?
Double-consciousness
What groundbreaking study did W.E.B. DuBois conduct on African American living conditions?
Study on African American living conditions in Philadelphia
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W.E.B. DuBois: Pioneer of African American Sociology
- W.E.B. DuBois held two bachelor degrees and obtained a PhD from Harvard University, being the first African American to do so.
- He received a two-year fellowship to study in Berlin and became a professor of sociology and history at two universities.
- DuBois authored numerous books, co-founded the NAACP civil rights organization, and was the editor of The Crisis, the oldest black publication in the US.
- He was a poet and a key figure in American sociology, advocating race-conflict theory and studying the lives of African Americans during the Jim Crow era.
- DuBois was born in 1868, post-Emancipation Proclamation, and highlighted the social construction of race, challenging the idea of biological race.
- His concept of double-consciousness explored the dual identity of Black Americans in a white-centric society, influencing modern racial identity theory.
- DuBois conducted a groundbreaking study on African American living conditions in Philadelphia, revealing disparities in education, poverty, and health.
- He attributed dysfunction in black communities to racial prejudice, not inherent inferiority, challenging prevailing beliefs at the time.
- DuBois co-founded the NAACP, fought against racial injustices, and his work laid the foundation for modern sociological studies on racial politics and resistance.
