Du Bois also wanted civil rights, but on the contrary he believed that the only way to obtain them was through political action and the demand for equal rights. He also believes that education can take the black race somewhere. “The South believed that an educated Negro was a dangerous Negro. And the South wasn't entirely wrong; for the education of all kinds of men has always had, and always will have, an element of danger and revolution, of dissatisfaction and discontent. However, men strive to know” (Du Bois Page) as WEB Du Bois said. This quote explains how Du Bois felt about education, he thought education would put him on top because whites would fear the knowledge of educated African Americans. His main goals when writing were racial discrimination and the advancement of blacks. His work is very broad and combines history with proposals for how to change, as in this work “The Souls of Black Folks”. This is just a collection of autobiographies about African American life. He mentions things like the “talented tenth” in The Negro Problem, which describes one in ten blacks becoming leaders. He also coined several terms, including “veil.” He says “the negro is like the seventh child, born with a veil” (Du Bois Page). Du Bois believed that a veil had been placed over African Americans so that they would not be seen as they are. They are real Americans, but white people don't see it and black people start to lose sight of it. Another important term,