The Souls of Black Folk by Du Bois, W. E. B.

The Souls of Black Folk (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780553213362)

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The Souls of Black Folk by Du Bois, W. E. B.

The Souls of Black Folk

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The Souls of Black Folk by Du Bois, W. E. B.

The Souls of Black Folk

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Format: Paperback
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"The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line." Thus speaks W.E.B. Du Bois in The Souls Of Black Folk, one of the most prophetic and influental works in American literature. In this eloquent collection of essays, first published in 1903, Du Bois dares as no one has before to describe the magnitude of American racism and demand an end to it. He draws on his own life for illustration, from his early experiences teaching in the hills of Tennessee to the death of his infant son and his historic break with the conciliatory position of Booker T. Washington.

Far ahead of its time, The Souls Of Black Folk both anticipated and inspired much of the black conciousness and activism of the 1960's and is a classic in the literature of civil rights. The elegance of DuBois's prose and the passion of his message are as crucial today as they were upon the book's first publication.

Author: W. E. B. Du Bois
ISBN-10: 0553213369
ISBN-13: 9780553213362
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Language: English
Published: 06/01/1989
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.20w x 0.50d

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Reading Level: 9.6
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Upper Grade
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W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963), writer, civil rights activist, scholar, and editor, is one of the most significant intellectuals in American history. A founding member of the NAACP, editor for many years of The Crisis and three other journals, and author of seventeen books, his writings, speeches, and public debates brought fundamental changes to American race relations.

David Levering Lewis is Martin Luther King, Jr., University Professor in the department of history at Rutgers University. He won Pulitzer prizes for both volumes of his landmark biography of W.E.B. Du Bois, along with many other awards, including the Bancroft and Parkman prizes. He lives in Manhattan.

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