Which American sociologist described the years of American colonial slavery when he said that "gradually the entire white South became an armed camp to keep Negroes in slavery and to kill the black rebel"?

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Alec

24 December, 01:13

Which American sociologist described the years of American colonial slavery when he said that "gradually the entire white South became an armed camp to keep Negroes in slavery and to kill the black rebel"?

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Tatiana Johnston · Answer 1

W. E. B. Du Bois

Explanation:

W. E. B. Du Bois was born on 23 February 1868, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He was an activist of African American rights. He authored the book "The Souls of Black Folk".

In his book, "Black Reconstruction in America" he quoted the given text. According to him, the whites who lived in the South, their lives were shaped around the black slaves. Some whites owned slaves, some were dependent on the slavery system for their livelihood. The whites in South would catch the runaway blacks and kill rebel slaves.

So, the correct answer is W. E. B. Du Bois.