WONDER #2920: Who Was W. E. B. Du Bois?

Question 1 of 3

This Wonder is mostly about . . .

1. The life and work of W. E. B. Du Bois.
2. Double consciousness.
3. The book "The Souls of Black Folk."
4. How the NAACP was founded.

Question 2 of 3

In which order did these events occur?

1. W. E. B. Du Bois graduated from Harvard, helped form the NAACP, wrote The Souls of Black Folk, then moved to Ghana.
2. W. E. B. Du Bois graduated from Harvard, moved to Ghana, helped form the NAACP, then wrote The Souls of Black Folk.
3. W. E. B. Du Bois graduated from Harvard, wrote The Souls of Black Folk, helped form the NAACP, then moved to Ghana.
4. W. E. B. Du Bois wrote The Souls of Black Folk, graduated from Harvard, moved to Ghana, then helped form the NAACP.

Question 3 of 3

What does the phrase “double consciousness” mean?

1. Black people have to think about how they see themselves and, at the same time, how others (especially white people) see them.
2. People have double vision and lose consciousness.
3. Black people see two versions of themselves.
4. People see themselves the way others see them.

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