To the contrary, he
suggested that the real danger was in overemphasizing their
importance and becoming paranoid.
After the Second World War, DuBois Joined the N.A.A.C.P. staff
for another short period. However, his disillusionment with
society had deepened, and he was ready to consider even more
radical solutions than before. He had become increasingly
convinced that racism was a world problem and not merely an
American problem. The series of Pan-African Congresses which he
had helped to organize forced him to see a connection between
American racism and European imperialism in Africa. At the same
time, communism was representing itself as the foe of both racism
and imperialism, and for many of the oppressed peoples throughout
the world the communist claim had become attractive.
To the N.A.A.C.P. it seemed that DuBois's new "pink" ideas and
associations were not good for its image, and it asked him to
resign. The government charged DuBois with failing to register
the "Peace Information Center", where he was employed, as an agent
for a foreign principal. Although acquitted, the harassment
deepened his cynicism and hostility.
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