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W.E.B. Du Bois's phrase "beyond the veil" refers to the world of opportunities enjoyed by white Americans, who never experience the limited set of opportunities with which black Americans contend.

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W.E.B. Du Bois's "beyond the veil" symbolizes the racial divide, where Black Americans perceive themselves through the forced perspective of White Americans, creating a 'double consciousness.'

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The phrase "beyond the veil" as used by W.E.B. Du Bois refers to the separation of the Black and White worlds and experiences due to racism. This separation creates a double consciousness in Black Americans, where they have to see themselves through the prejudices and assumptions of the White world, while at the same time they experience their own unique culture and identity as Black people. The veil symbolizes the color line, an invisible boundary but a powerful barrier to equity and understanding, which Du Bois famously writes about in his work, The Souls of Black Folk.

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