Darkwater · Concept
Democracy and the Franchise
Du Bois argues that the right to vote is essential for all people, including women and Black Americans, and that denying the franchise is a form of oppression that undermines true democracy and human development.
Du Bois argues that the right to vote is essential for all people, including women and Black Americans, and that denying the franchise is a form of oppression that undermines true democracy and human development.
Affirms belief in 'Liberty for all men' including 'the right to vote' and freedom from color-based curses.
The call for 'final emancipation' and the NAACP's fight for civil rights are central to the chapter.
America's failure to extend democracy to black citizens is contrasted with its professed ideals, making it an 'awful example' of democratic failure.
The chapter frames the 'present problem of problems' as democracy struggling against the color bar, and calls for a 'new democracy of all races' and equal rights for black South Africans.
