Question

Which of the following statements from the second reading best expresses Du Bois’s hope for the future? “a world that looks on in contempt and pity” “to bleach his Negro soul in a flood of white Americanism” “to be both a Negro and American without [facing discrimination]”

Answer 1

Answer: “to be both a Negro and American without [facing discrimination]”

Explanation:

In Of our Spiritual Strivings, Du Bois developed the idea of double consciousness. He explained how an African American is not provided any true self-consciousness, because he´s only allowed to see himself through the eyes of others, what he defined as double consciousness. He described the conflict between ethnic identity and American identity. What he hopes is for his people to be able to merge those identities so it can be possible to be both a Negro and American without facing discrimination.

Answer 2

to be both a Negro and American without [facing discrimination]”