The souls of Black folkOriginally published in 1903, The Souls of Black Folk is a classic study of race, culture, and education at the turn of the twentieth century. With its singular combination of essays, memoir, and fiction, this book vaulted Du Bois to the forefront of American political commentary and civil rights activism. It is an impassioned, at times searing account of the situation of African Americans in the United States, making a forceful case for the access of African Americans to higher education and extolling the achievements of black culture. Du Bois advances the provocative and influential argument that due to the inequalities and pressures of the "race problem," African American identity is characterized by "double consciousness." This edition includes a valuable appendix of other writings by Du Bois, which sheds light on his motivation and his goals. |
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User Review - Kristelh - LibraryThingThis nonfiction, essay was written in 1903 by W.E.B DuBois, a black American author, sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist. This essay talks about the problems facing blacks in ... Read full review
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User Review - benuathanasia - LibraryThingA fairly interesting look at life - predominantly in the south - following the Civil War: a period generally known as Reconstruction. I like Du Bois's factual, yet artistic description of the failings - of the North, of the South, and even of black people to secure proper liberty following the war. Read full review
Contents
THE FORETHOUGHT | 1 |
OF OUR SPIRITUAL STRIVINGS | 2 |
OF THE DAWN OF FREEDOM | 8 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The souls of Black folk Selections, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois Oxford world's classics Volume 3 of The Oxford W.E.B. Du Bois / Henry Louis Gates, Jr., ed The Souls of Black Folk, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, ISBN 0195311809, 9780195311808 |
| Author | William Edward Burghardt Du Bois |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Aug 4, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0195325737, 9780195325737 |
| Length | 143 pages |
| Subjects | › › African Americans Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies |
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