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Du Bois and the Atlanta Pogrom
- W.E.B. Du Bois witnessed a 1906 Atlanta pogrom where Black people's body parts were displayed.
- This and other experiences shaped his activism and scholarship, including his conflicts with Booker T. Washington.
Black Reconstruction's Aim
- Du Bois's Black Reconstruction challenged the prevailing narrative of Reconstruction as a period of Black failure.
- He highlighted Black agency and the economic realities of post-Civil War America.
Whiteness as Psychological Wage
- Du Bois's concept of whiteness as a psychological wage predates racial capitalism discourse.
- This concept explains how white workers uphold the status quo, hindering class solidarity.