Why does w. e. b. dubois refer to black soldiers as "soldiers of democracy"?

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20 May, 14:13

Why does w. e. b. dubois refer to black soldiers as "soldiers of democracy"?

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Prissy · Answer 1

He believed that they were soldiers of democracy because they fought in a war to protect a world that disenfranchised them and segregated them and ended the reconstruction and what not. He believed that the country was being heavily racist towards African-Americans and yet the soldiers still put their values above this and fought to protect a democracy that didn't protect them.