Why do Black Americans have a unique experience of consciousness? Watch Overthink student assistant Kristen explain W.E.B. Du Bois' theory of Double Consciousness! She breaks down the seminal passage from chapter one of The Souls of Black Folk in which he introduces the concept of double consciousness, from ideas like 'the veil' to 'second sight'. And she questions whether certain fictional characters, like Elphaba Thropp from Wicked and Bigger Thomas from The Native Son, experience Double Consciousness.
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