REVISITING W.E.D. DU BOIS’S LEGACY IN THE HISTORIC STRUGGLE FOR RACIAL EMANCIPATION IN AMERICA OF THE 20TH CENTURY

This article explores William Edward Burghardt Du Bois’s legacy in the historical fight for African Americans’ emancipation in the United States of America. The study aims to delve into the contemporary relevance of Du Bois’s ideology in the quest for more racial equity and its impacts on Black people. His philosophy continues to shape discussions on race inequality and social justice since the perpetuation of racism and stereotypes against African Americans. His intellectual contributions, activism, and scholarship mark the hardest periods of racial segregation and discrimination. Actually, the struggle for the oppressed people’s intellectual prosperity is Du Bois’s most efficient alternatives for Blacks’ emancipation. In this process, he initiates the Niagara Movement in 1905 which merely fails. In 1909, the movement of N.A.A.C.P. is founded out of the inspiration from the previous one. In this regard, the current investigation utilizes the postcolonial theory to analyze and interpret his works and any documents related to Blacks’ activism. As main methodological framework, the qualitative approach allows to collect the textual data. As a result, the analysis has shown that Du Bois’s thoughts and convictions are timeless in the sense that his philosophy have positively impacted the interracial landscape in the American society