While analyzing W.E.B DuBois, “Returning Soldiers’’from May 1919; we can grasp an understanding of why he had the idea of wanting the soldiers to fight for democracy in the United States. Democracy is a type of government in which the people have the right to make decisions or choose the people that they want to make decisions for them. W.E.B DuBois emphasizes how there were plenty of black men drafted for the world war 1 fight, which he refers to as a struggle and stated that they had to fight in hope and to the last drop of blood. When he says the word “blood” that gives clues that a lot of deaths took place throughout the fight. DuBois feels that the Americans should be able to come back and fight for what is theirs after doing so in France. …show more content…
Although there may be times when you come across races and have a racist experience; it is not an ongoing thing all the time anymore. W.E.B DuBois is explaining clearly as day how racially profiled America used to be. For example, he states “It decrees that it shall not be possible in travel nor residence, work nor play, education nor instruction for a black man to exist without…acknowledgment…to the dirtiest white dog.” This goes to show how much control whites had over black people in America before today, specifically during 1919. DuBois is using this statement to express how blacks cannot have housing, cannot work, cannot travel, or even have an education without being seen as being beneath the white man. However, this is why he feels the soldiers should come to the United States to fight for democracy because it will change this perspective about black people not having their say so in a lot of situations. This source can be used to show how selfish and segregated the United States used to be. It gives plenty of supporting details to show how they would treat their citizens especially, black people. Although blacks were treated unfairly they still did what they were told to do because if not there would be consequences such as