According to W. E. B. Du Bois in his classic work, The Souls of Black Folk, __________.

A. since the end of legal slavery, there has been substantial improvement in the lives of most African Americans
B. race does not operate as a master status
C. U.S. society makes whites the standard by which others (including African Americans) should be measured
D. African American people are morally superior to white people


Answer: C

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