The author's main claim is that his audience should fight to broaden the rights provided by the Declaration of Independence. Du Bois emphasizes the importance of striving for the rights that are stated in the Declaration and insists on the equality and unalienable rights for all men, particularly in the context of advocating for the rights of Black individuals in America.
Read the excerpt from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois. Here, he references the Declaration of Independence.
By every civilized and peaceful method we must strive for the rights which the world accords to men, clinging unwaveringly to those great words which the sons of the Fathers would fain forget: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
What is the author’s main claim?
His audience should work for the rights provided to them by the Declaration of Independence.
His audience should fight to broaden the rights provided by the Declaration of Independence.
His audience should never forget the ideas that the Founding Fathers stood for.
His audience should make sure they pass on the ideas of the Founding Fathers.
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