Lines of Descent: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Emergence of Identity
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"Lines of Descent: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Emergence of Identity" is a scholarly work by philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah that examines W. E. B. Du Bois’s ideas about race, identity, and modernity and their impact on contemporary understandings of identity.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lines of Descent: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Emergence of Identity Context triple: [Kwame Anthony Appiah, notableWork, Lines of Descent: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Emergence of Identity]
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the color line
The color line is a sociological concept referring to the racial segregation and systemic division between Black and white people, especially in the United States, that W. E. B. Du Bois identified as a defining problem of the modern era.
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An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept
"An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept" is the subtitle of W. E. B. Du Bois’s 1940 work *Dusk of Dawn*, in which he reflects on his life and the evolving idea of race in American and global history.
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Living Black History: How Reimagining the African-American Past Can Remake America’s Racial Future
"Living Black History: How Reimagining the African-American Past Can Remake America’s Racial Future" is a scholarly work that examines how reinterpreting African-American history can inform and transform contemporary struggles for racial justice in the United States.
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The Myth of the Negro Past
The Myth of the Negro Past is a pioneering 1941 anthropological study by Melville J. Herskovits that challenged prevailing racist assumptions by documenting the enduring African cultural heritage among African Americans.
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E.
The Negro in American Civilization
The Negro in American Civilization is a seminal sociological study by Charles S. Johnson that examines the historical, economic, and social conditions shaping African American life in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lines of Descent: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Emergence of Identity Target entity description: "Lines of Descent: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Emergence of Identity" is a scholarly work by philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah that examines W. E. B. Du Bois’s ideas about race, identity, and modernity and their impact on contemporary understandings of identity.
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A.
the color line
The color line is a sociological concept referring to the racial segregation and systemic division between Black and white people, especially in the United States, that W. E. B. Du Bois identified as a defining problem of the modern era.
-
B.
An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept
"An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept" is the subtitle of W. E. B. Du Bois’s 1940 work *Dusk of Dawn*, in which he reflects on his life and the evolving idea of race in American and global history.
-
C.
Living Black History: How Reimagining the African-American Past Can Remake America’s Racial Future
"Living Black History: How Reimagining the African-American Past Can Remake America’s Racial Future" is a scholarly work that examines how reinterpreting African-American history can inform and transform contemporary struggles for racial justice in the United States.
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D.
The Myth of the Negro Past
The Myth of the Negro Past is a pioneering 1941 anthropological study by Melville J. Herskovits that challenged prevailing racist assumptions by documenting the enduring African cultural heritage among African Americans.
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E.
The Negro in American Civilization
The Negro in American Civilization is a seminal sociological study by Charles S. Johnson that examines the historical, economic, and social conditions shaping African American life in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Lines of Descent: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Emergence of Identity
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