Question

Sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois rejected theories of assimilation because they fell short of explaining the experience of African Americans. Instead he focused on a(n) ______ basis for racial inequality.

Answer 1

Answer: W.E.B Du Bois focused on an economic basis for racial inequality.

Explanation:

Mr. Du Bois was a magnificent leader for the African American movement. He was also a poet, economic historian, and sociologist among other things. Everything he put his efforts behind were all for the African American people to be equal with everyone else. He primarily believed that communism would be better to serve the African American population. He stated numerous times that the people were only oppressed because of their economic condition.