In his 1926 essay 'Criteria of Negro Art,' W.E.B. Du Bois wrote:
'Thus all Art is propaganda and ever must be, despite the wailing of the purists. I stand in utter shamelessness and say that whatever art I have for writing has been used always for propaganda for gaining the right of black folk to love and enjoy.'
Which of the following best summarizes Du Bois's argument in this excerpt?
- African American art and literature should be consciously used to promote racial advancement and civil rights.Cevap
- BAfrican American art should be entirely separate from political debates, serving only as a source of aesthetic entertainment.
- CAfrican American art should serve to convince all Black Americans to emigrate to Africa rather than fight for rights in the United States.
- DAfrican American art should only be created to support Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA).
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The correct answer is that African American art and literature should be consciously used to promote racial advancement and civil rights.
The correct option is that African American art and literature should be consciously used to promote racial advancement and civil rights. In the excerpt, Du Bois explicitly defines art as 'propaganda' aimed at securing rights and enjoyment for Black people, directly linking creative expression with political and social activism.
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The debate over the social and political purpose of art during the New Negro Movement.