‘Two Souls, Two Thoughts, and Two Unreconciled Strivings in One Body’: W.E.B. Du Bois’ Double Consciousness in the Lived Experiences of Black South Africans

American sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois introduces the phrase double consciousness in his work. According to Du Bois, this phrase describes a dilemma of two consciousnesses that Black Americans face due to what he calls ‘the veil of racism’. While the consciousness that Du Bois speaks of is in the conte...

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Main Author: Vhonani MS Petla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Johannesburg 2023-12-01
Series:The Thinker
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Online Access:https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/The_Thinker/article/view/2858

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