DuBois wrote that the world was able "to endure this horrible tragedy by deliberately stopping its ears and changing the subject in conversation." The tragedy was
A)the scramble for Africa's resources, including the slave trade.
B)double consciousness.
C)mechanization, which left people without jobs.
D)the carnage of World War I and World War II.

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DuBois referred to the scramble for Africa's resources, including the slave trade, as a "horrible tragedy" that the world ignored by "deliberately stopping its ears and changing the subject in conversation." This reflects his focus on the exploitation and suffering of African peoples during European colonialism and the transatlantic slave trade.

DuBois Wrote That the World Was Able "To Endure This