In todays society, men of all races have equal rights. This is largely because of the help from W.E.B. Dubois and his ideas. He helped African Americans assimilate in the U.S. which he believed would help gain rights for them. This indeed worked and it still holds today. He also encouraged blacks to get education in a "white persons" country so they would fit in. The African American race was saved by its many leaders such as W.E.B. Dubois.