ricans รป one rooted in Africa and one rooted in the United States. He asserted that African-Americans faced a struggle as they attempted to achieve a balance between these two identities largely because the United States did not support the African identity or provide equal opportunity for advancement (W.E.B. Du Bois, 2002).
Looking at Du Bois from the Adlerian perspective, one can see that Du Bois was effectively pulled towards achievement by his recognition of the struggle that confronted virtually all African-Americans as they attempted to carve out a viable place for themselves in a society that did not fully welcome them. Du Bois also exhibited what Adler characterized as an inherent tendency towards decisiveness and the capacity to make decisions regarding a present and future life (Osborn, 2001). Du Bois' decision to join the Communist Party in 1961 is evidence that Du Bois was willing to take steps that were not necessarily popular in order to make
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