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dentify each statement about "The Study of the Negro Problems" as either true or false. Statement True False Du Bois provides no historical analysis on which to base his recommendations for future study of the social problems facing African Americans. This piece serves as a formal appeal to other intellectuals interested in du Bois’s subject or field. Du Bois intended other social scientists to be the audience for this piece. Points: 1 / 1 Close Explanation Explanation: In this excerpt from “The Study of the Negro Problems,” published in 1898 in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science , W.E.B. du Bois—an educated social scientist—makes a direct appeal to an audience of others very much like himself. The author does not indicate that those who subscribe to his methodology to undertake the study of African American social problems should be of African American ancestry, but du Bois does make it clear that those who do must be capable of adhering to the standards of scientific inquiry and be dedicated truth-seekers who are uninfluenced by public opinion. To educate his readers, du Bois provides historical background on the institution of slavery, describes the legal mechanisms put in place that racialized the condition of slavery, suggests sources from which to further study the social problems facing African Americans, and reminds subsequent scholars to approach their work with the utmost objectivity. Though a revered scholar, prolific author, and tireless advocate for equality, he gained a reputation as a radical in the eyes of the white establishment, who were suspicious of his contributions to a social movement that was informed, in part, by black socialism. Which of the following does du Bois describe as requiring the thoughtful deliberation of his audience in 1898? The “economic monstrosity” of the institution of slavery and its role in the outbreak of the Civil War The social problems and questions surrounding the African American near the turn of the twentieth century

The “political menace” of slavery and its effect on the strength of the Union during the mid-nineteenth century Points: 1 / 1 Close Explanation Explanation: Du Bois cites the expansion and evolution of slavery as an institution that emerged as an “economic monstrosity” and “political menace” by the mid-nineteenth century and states that these problems led to a severe national crisis in the form of the Civil War. Du Bois indicates that “the settlement of our social problems had to be left to the clumsy method of brute force—the Civil War. . . . It is these problems that we are today somewhat helplessly—not to say carelessly—facing.” While an examination of social problems does take into account political and economic factors, du Bois’s thesis explicitly calls for rigorous study of the social problems facing African Africans at the close of the nineteenth century, in the wake of the political and economic forces that shaped these social problems. Du Bois’s article functions as both a primary and a secondary source—a primary source in the sense that it reflects on the state of the social problems facing African Americans in 1898, and a secondary source in that it explores the historical background and context for these social problems through an examination of the slavery during the preceding centuries. Which of the following historical sources does du Bois recommend to scholars who are gathering new information for the study of the social problems facing African Americans? Check all that apply. State statutes and reports Collections of historical societies Archival materials from Great Britain Reviews of books written on slavery that appear after 1898 Points: 1 / 1 Close Explanation Explanation: A trained historian who understands the value of utilizing primary source materials to provide evidence to support a thesis, du Bois lists an array of sources that scholars interested in exploring the social problems of African Americans could examine. These include “colonial statutes and records, [archival materials from] Great Britain, France and Spain, the collections of historical societies, the vast number of executive and congressional reports and documents, the state statutes, reports and publications, the reports of institutions and societies, the personal narratives and opinions of various observers and the periodical press covering nearly three centuries.” Du Bois indicates that these primary source materials are essential to gathering information on the economic, political, and social institutions of the

South, including critical details to illuminate the unique contributions that both free and enslaved African Americans made to the social history of the United States. Continue

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