W.E.B. Dubois
-W.E.B.Dubois' strategy for overcoming his sense of "being a problem" as a young man?

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Du Bois's initial response to his sense of being "shut out" due to his race was to strive for excellence in order to prove the lie of racial inferiority. As stated in the passage, he "excelled academically" and became a correspondent for a black newspaper while still in high school. He then went on to receive advanced degrees and became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard.

W.E.B. Dubois -W.E.B.Dubois' Strategy for Overcoming His Sense of "Being a Problem