Learning ObjectivesAfter reading this chapter, students should be able to:
- discuss the importance of science in the work of W.E.B. Du Bois;
- explain the relationship between Du Bois's theory and feminist and multicultural theory;
- critically address the issues of time, space, crime, intermarriage, and social inequality in The Philadelphia Negro;
- discuss Du Bois's theoretical contributions in the area of race, particularly the concepts of the color line, the veil, and double consciousness;
- explain the role economics played in Du Bois's work; and
- compare and contrast Du Bois's analysis of economics with Marx's.
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