W.E.B. DuBois

Research

    Study race scientifically – empirical studies

    Crime

    Intermarriage

    Social inequality – caste/class

Theory

    Racialism – race and pride – color line, global racial order

        Not favor integration/absorption

    The Veil – clear separation /barrier between whites and blacks

    Double consciousness     insider/outsiders

    Stand point theory – “value free”

    Sociology as a science of human action

    Distinction between color line & class based inequality

Activism

    Appeal to White self interest to improve Negro situation

    Niagara Movement – NAACP – the Crisis

    Reform movements – disappointing

    Socialist Party

    Socialism- communism  ability/need    

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