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title: "What is the \"two-ness\" that W. E. B. Du Bois said was a paradox for African Americans in the early 20th century?"  
description: "What is the \"two-ness\" that W. E. B. Du Bois said was a paradox for African Americans in the early 20th century?"  
author: "Richardson hayes"  
published: 2018-04-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41203/what-is-the-two-ness-that-w-e-b-du-bois-said-was-a-paradox-for-african-americans-in-the-early-20th-century  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the "two-ness" that W. E. B. Du Bois said was a paradox for African Americans in the early 20th century? 

What is the "two-ness" that W. E. B. [Du Bois](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42554/why-did-du-bois-believe-that-black-people-should-be-taught-history-literature-and-philosophy) said was a paradox for [African Americans](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42788/during-world-war-i-how-did-the-lives-of-african-americans-in-the-military-reflect-the-lives-of-african-americans-at-home) in the [early 20th century](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42464/what-was-the-impact-muckrakers-had-on-society-in-the-early-20th-century)? \
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