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"The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line," writes Du Bois, in one of the most prophetic works in all of American literature. First published in 1903, this collection of fifteen essays dared to describe the racism that prevailed at that time in America—and to demand an end to it. Du Bois' writing draws on his early experiences, from teaching in the hills of Tennessee, to the death of his infant son, to his historic break with the conciliatory position of Booker T. Washington.
Du Bois received a doctorate from Harvard in 1895 and became a professor of economics and history at Atlanta University. His dynamic leadership in the cause of social reform on behalf of his fellow blacks anticipated and inspired much of the black activism of the 1960s. The Souls of Black Folk is a classic in the literature of civil rights.
© 2011 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9781481571111
© 2016 Coterie Classics (Ebook): 9781681959887
Release date
Audiobook: 11 January 2011
Ebook: 20 April 2016
4.1
Non-Fiction
"The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line," writes Du Bois, in one of the most prophetic works in all of American literature. First published in 1903, this collection of fifteen essays dared to describe the racism that prevailed at that time in America—and to demand an end to it. Du Bois' writing draws on his early experiences, from teaching in the hills of Tennessee, to the death of his infant son, to his historic break with the conciliatory position of Booker T. Washington.
Du Bois received a doctorate from Harvard in 1895 and became a professor of economics and history at Atlanta University. His dynamic leadership in the cause of social reform on behalf of his fellow blacks anticipated and inspired much of the black activism of the 1960s. The Souls of Black Folk is a classic in the literature of civil rights.
© 2011 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9781481571111
© 2016 Coterie Classics (Ebook): 9781681959887
Release date
Audiobook: 11 January 2011
Ebook: 20 April 2016
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Qabeer
6 Jan 2022
Du Bois' reflections on racial tensions in American South and slavery are quite insightful. He talks about how Black Church and Christianity came in existence, why is there so much sorrow and wailing, a lot is rooted in misery of slavery and a large part comes from the ancient beliefs of Black people, which later got wrapped around Christian theology. He asks fundamental questions, especially about the task of redistribution of lands, how it has still not emancipated the Blacks. It is a dated book, but has inspired generations of organisers and activists.
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