In this passage one significant idea is the belief that a “Negro” and an American are two different things. He calls it having double-consciousness. He explains it clearly when he said “an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.” Another example is when he said the “negro” has so much to offer the world and Africa to make it seem as if Africa is not part of our world. But he also wants to believe that there is a way to combine both conscious without having to disgrace both cultures.

“Negros” are the seventh son. Could it be another son of god? They have a message that needs to be heard but he also wonders how can one person accomplish this without being isolated or worse being put to death. You can see the fear when he said “He simply wishes to make it possible for a man to be both a Negro and an American, without being cursed and spit upon by his fellows, without having the doors of Opportunity closed roughly in his face”