An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept
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"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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| An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept Context triple: [Dusk of Dawn, subtitle, An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept]
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A.
Man’s Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race
Man’s Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race is a landmark 1942 book by anthropologist Ashley Montagu that argues race is a social myth rather than a biological reality and critiques racism using scientific evidence.
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B.
Woman and the New Race
"Woman and the New Race" is a 1920 book by birth control activist Margaret Sanger that argues for women's reproductive freedom as the foundation for social and economic liberation.
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C.
The Mismeasure of Man
The Mismeasure of Man is a influential 1981 book by paleontologist and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould that critiques the scientific validity and social consequences of intelligence testing and biological determinism.
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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 History of Ethnological Theory
The History of Ethnological Theory is a seminal anthropological work that surveys and critically analyzes the development of ethnological thought and schools of theory up to the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept Target entity description: "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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A.
Man’s Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race
Man’s Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race is a landmark 1942 book by anthropologist Ashley Montagu that argues race is a social myth rather than a biological reality and critiques racism using scientific evidence.
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B.
Woman and the New Race
"Woman and the New Race" is a 1920 book by birth control activist Margaret Sanger that argues for women's reproductive freedom as the foundation for social and economic liberation.
-
C.
The Mismeasure of Man
The Mismeasure of Man is a influential 1981 book by paleontologist and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould that critiques the scientific validity and social consequences of intelligence testing and biological determinism.
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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 History of Ethnological Theory
The History of Ethnological Theory is a seminal anthropological work that surveys and critically analyzes the development of ethnological thought and schools of theory up to the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book subtitle
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literary work component ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | W. E. B. Du Bois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | The Souls of Black Folk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | W. E. B. Du Bois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clarifies | Du Bois’s understanding of race over time ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
Du Bois’s intellectual development
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changing racial ideologies in the United States ⓘ international dimensions of race ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African American studies
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history ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
American history
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Du Bois’s life ⓘ evolution of the idea of race ⓘ global history ⓘ |
| genre |
African American literature
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autobiographical writing ⓘ sociological reflection ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasTitlePhrase | Autobiography of a Race Concept NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
autobiographical approaches in sociology
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later studies of race as a social construct ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African Americans
NERFINISHED
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autobiography ⓘ history of race concepts ⓘ race ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | Dusk of Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationContext | early 20th-century United States racial segregation ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| reflects |
Du Bois’s academic career
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Du Bois’s experiences with racism ⓘ Du Bois’s political activism ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Pan-Africanism
NERFINISHED
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civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subtitleOf | Dusk of Dawn: An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | subtitle in scholarly citations ⓘ |
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