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What Is W. E. B. Dubois's Motivation

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W.E.B. Du Bois had possessed a strong interest in the improvement of African-American life in the US since before he had gained entry into Fisk University, his first attended college. While in Fisk, he experience excruciatingly hard racism from his peers, which only fueled his desire for a unified social America. He had commissioned a study on African-Americans living in Philadelphia while teaching at Pennsylvania University, titled The Philadelphia Negro, which was used as an outlet to express his visions of injustice in America. He had also taken interest in the affairs of others like him, African-Americans working toward a brighter future, and was motivated by them to further his cause. He had been motivated, though negatively, by Booker …show more content…

He drew inspiration and motivation especially from modern times and events in his life, and during WWI, argued that blacks should not support a country at war that will not recognize their struggle. He had been motivated in his dying years to renounce his American citizenship to become a permanent resident of Ghana, Africa, and be close at touch with those of his race. W.E.B. DU BOIS 4 Preparation Du Bois had many obstacles in his journey to the annals of history and to the conquering of his goals, and many preparations and precautions taken to ensure his voice was heard, and that it would not be ignored; not by the officials of his time, nor the future to come. He had been a newspaper crier and reporter as a youth, with an interest in matters relating to the struggles of those facing adversity in a racist America. He had used the money gained from this job to gain entry to Fisk, where he dealt firsthand with the racism prevalent in the U.S. at the time, much more severe than before. He had written numerous books, including The Quest for the Silver Fleece, The Souls of Black Folk, and was one of the primary editors of his magazine, The Crisis, which had worked both as an excellent outlet of information to the public, moreso the …show more content…

He was a professor of Greek and Latin at Wilberforce, Ohio, until he had resigned to co-found the NAACP. Accomplishments Many different aspects of Du Bois’ life could seem trivial, yet end as an accomplishment; yet however, he still had an immense of personal and public accomplishments alike that would separate him from the common protesting man of his time. He had gone against the odds of adversity and proven himself to be capable by becoming the first African-American to graduate from Harvard and obtain his doctorate, and his dissertation, The Suppression of the African Slave W.E.B. DU BOIS 5 Trade to the United States of America, was the first published work in the Harvard Historical Series. He had been one of the co-founders of the today-active NAACP, and one of its most active members at that, vehemently fighting against oppression and injustice. His magazine was not one of the bestsellers of the time, yet he still managed to become one of the most often-cited and acclaimed authors and magazine editors, and The Crisis has still today been an

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