The Souls of Black Folk is a 1903 book by W.E.B. Du Bois. In the book, Du Bois suggests that

Question

The Souls of Black Folk is a 1903 book by W.E.B. Du Bois. In the book, Du Bois suggests that upon hearing Black folk songs, he felt an intuitive and sometimes unexpected sense of cultural recognition: ______ blank Which quotation from The Souls of Black Folk most effectively illustrates the claim?

Accepted Answer

Choice B is the best answer because the quotation from The Souls of Black Folk illustrates the claim that Du Bois felt a sense of cultural recognition when he heard Black folk songs. In the quotation, Du Bois explains that for his entire life, Black folk songs &ldquo;stirred [him] strangely.&rdquo; Even though they originated in the South, a region he wasn&rsquo;t familiar with, he knew the songs &ldquo;as of me and of mine.&rdquo; That is, he identified strongly with them and associated them with his community. Therefore, Du Bois felt an intuitive sense of cultural recognition when he heard Black folk songs. Choice A is incorrect. Although the quotation considers the cultural and spiritual value of Black folk music, it doesn&rsquo;t establish that this music inspired in Du Bois a sense of cultural recognition. Choice C is incorrect because this quotation addresses the cultural survival of Black folk songs despite attempts to cariure, or parody, them, not Du Bois&rsquo;s sense of cultural connection to them. Choice D is incorrect because the quotation indies that the Black folk songs and music are old, &ldquo;the siftings of centuries,&rdquo; instead of addressing how Du Bois felt when he heard the songs.

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