The African Roots of War: Analysis of Du Bois's Essay and Arguments

This essay provides an analysis of W.E.B. Du Bois's 'The African Roots of War', discussing the arguments presented by the author. The essay delves into Du Bois's perspective on the First World War and its connection to the suffering of African Americans, including the historical context of slavery and imperialism. The author examines the criticisms and support for Du Bois's claims, highlighting his focus on the experiences of African Americans. The analysis emphasizes the importance of Du Bois's writings in understanding the historical context of the African Americans in the country and their sufferings. The essay explores the author's intent to draw attention to the plight of African Americans and their struggle for rights and recognition. The essay references Du Bois's work and provides a concise overview of his arguments regarding the impact of the war and the treatment of African Americans.

Running head: THE AFRICAN ROOTS OF WAR
The African Roots of War
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The African Roots of War was written by the African American activist W.E.B. Du
Bois who was also an American writer, scholar, activist. Du Bois promoted the African
American advancement and he also expected the war to improve the position of the non-
white minorities in the country of the United States of America. The author through writings
has drawn the attention of the readers to the situation of whether the war happening in the
country was important to the part of securing the rights of the African Americans or not.
The purpose of this essay is to describe and decide whether the claims that the
author has made in the writing is correct or not.
In the article, The African Roots of War, the author Du Bois had talked about the
problems that are facing by the African Americans in the country of America. The author has
argued about the imperialist origins of the First World War and also how the war had led to
the origin of the African American slaves in the country. The author argues about the
sufferings that are being faced by the African Americans in the country themselves (Du Bois:
2014). Through the author’s article, the readers get to know the fact that the African America
used to suffer a lot at the hands of the white people when they were forced to work as slaves
in the country of America .
From the author’s argument, it can be proved in the essay that the author had
protested against the supremacy of the white skinned people in the country itself. As stated by
Du Bois (2014), the author has drawn the attention of the audiences to the suffering of the
African Americans in the country itself. However, there have been several oppositions to the
claims that have been made by the author himself. These experts claim the fact that just
because there were Arican Americans in the country, does not mean that the white people
were torturing the people into slavery. They were of the opinion that the author has fabricated
a lot of things to make the blame of the sufferings to the White skinned Americans.

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Therefore, the article by the author faces both support as well as criticisms from the people
who have reviewed the article themselves. It helps the author to make his intentions clearly
known to the audiences about the history of the of the sufferings faced by the black people in
the country (Du Bois: 2014).
From the above discussions, it is clear that the author has presented a discussion about
the sufferings that the African Americans had faced in the country themselves. The writings
inform the readers about the importance of the incident as the chapter that the author talks
about forms an important part of the history of the country itself. Therefore, it can be said that
the author has successfully drawn the attention of the readers to his writings which describes
the sufferings faced by the African Americans in the country itself.

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Reference List
Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt. The suppression of the African slave-trade to the
United States of America. Oxford University Press, 2014.