The problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line.”< (Charles Brown : And of the 21st )

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"The problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line.”<


(Charles Brown : And of the 21st )<


These words, written in 1903, from the opening paragraph of W.E.B. Du Bois’ “The Souls of Black Folk” constituted his thesis that the Civil War was not the transformative moment in U.S. race relations that Abraham Lincoln had hoped for. Du Bois’ pursuit of racial progress in post-Reconstruction era America was marked by many of the same obstacles that civil rights activists are confronting today. Among other horrid distinctions, 2020 will carry historical notoriety as being yet another year in U.S. history defined by issues of race. COVID-19 proved itself uniquely capable of pulling back the curtain of American exceptionalism, effectively dragging all lingering skeletons of our nation’s foundational sin of white supremacy out of our closet for the world to see. The pandemic disproportionately impacted African Americans, with the community seeing higher infection, mortality and unemployment rates than other demographics." <


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W.E.B. Du Bois's "color line" refers to the systemic, global segregation and racial hierarchy that separated people of color from white people. He famously stated that "the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line," which encompassed not only racial division in the U.S. but also the colonial exploitation of nonwhite peoples around the world. Du Bois understood it as a mechanism of unequal opportunity and a global system of discrimination rooted in the social construction of race, which equated "color" with inferiority.<


• Systemic segregation: The color line representedSystemic segregation: The color line represented the institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination that continued after slavery, shaping all aspects of life and ensuring that non-white people received inferior treatment and opportunities.


Global dimension: Du Bois saw the color line as a global problem, impacting not only in the United States but also the relationship between European colonizers and the peoples of Asia, Africa, and other parts of the world.


Social construction of race: He argued that race was a social construct used to justify domination and devaluation, where "color" became synonymous with inferiority and was used to assign human worth and social status.


"The problem of the twentieth century": Du Bois's famous quote highlights his view that the color line was the central issue of the century, influencing events like World War I and continuing to shape the world.

Intertwined with other concepts: The "color line" is closely related to his other concept of "double consciousness," which described the internal conflict African Americans experienced from constantly viewing themselves through the prejudiced eyes of white society.