white Americans sadly lack” “so (par. 12). By highlighting the different and valuable (par. 12) of “characteristics” African Americans, Du Bois develops the idea that respecting and and developing the “fostering traits and talents of Negro” will result in a unifying exchange of skills and traits between both (par. 12). “world-races” all in all, we black men seem This simile suggests that the The ideal of human “and, the sole oasis of simple faith and faith” of African brotherhood “simple reverence in a dusty desert of Americans offers a welcome dollars and smartness.” (par. 12) (par. 12), or pleasant “oasis” respite, in a country that has been corrupted by money. This comparison develops the idea of the ideal of human brotherhood, because it suggests that African Americans embody greater “the ideals of the American Republic” (par. 12) that many Americans have lost touch with. Therefore, the ideal of human brotherhood requires respecting and “fostering and developing the traits and talents” (par. 12) of African Americans larger conformity “in to the ideals of the American Republic,” rather than “in opposition to or contempt for other races” (par. 12).
white Americans “so sadly lack” (par. 12). By highlighting the different and valuable “characteristics” (par. 12) of African Americans, Du Bois develops the idea that respecting and “fostering and developing the traits and talents of Negro” will result in a unifying exchange of skills and traits between both “world-races” (par. 12). The ideal of human brotherhood “and, all in all, we black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness.” (par. 12) This simile suggests that the “simple faith” of African Americans offers a welcome “oasis” (par. 12), or pleasant respite, in a country that has been corrupted by money. This comparison develops the idea of the ideal of human brotherhood, because it suggests that African Americans embody “the greater ideals of the American Republic” (par. 12) that many Americans have lost touch with. Therefore, the ideal of human brotherhood requires respecting and “fostering and developing the traits and talents” (par. 12) of African Americans “in larger conformity to the ideals of the American Republic,” rather than “in opposition to or contempt for other races” (par. 12).
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