How did the activities of Ralph Bunche compare to the activities of W. E. B. Du Bois immediately after World War II?
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
Answer: The ideal answer should:
1. Note that Bunche embraced U.S. policy and the political system and became involved in State Department and U.N. functions as an international U.S. ambassador on race relations and a mediator in the Middle East.
2. Explain that he was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, the first African American to receive the award.
3. Explain that Du Bois remained an outsider and a fierce anti-imperialist who increasingly favored Pan-Africanism and black separatism and fiercely opposed U.S. foreign policy in Africa during the Cold War.
4. Conclude that the men represented opposing strategies that reflected the diversity of viewpoints among the black intelligentsia regarding how to respond to black issues in an international and domestic context.
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