The Souls of Black Folk (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: W. E. B. Du Bois
- First Published: 1903
- Type of Work: Essays
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography, Philosophy, Essays
- Subjects: African Americans, Discrimination, Justice, Pan-Africanism, Racism, South or Southerners, Nineteenth century, Education or educators, Poverty or poor people, Ku Klux Klan, Suffrage or voting rights, Terrorism or terrorists, Progress
Form and Content
The Souls of Black Folk is a collection of essays that focus upon the post-Reconstruction reality of African Americans in the South, where local white rule and Ku Klux Klan terrorism had erased a decade-long effort to bring democracy to all Americans. W. E. B. Du Bois, a Northern-born graduate of Harvard University, sought to make a scientific analysis of the problems besetting African Americans as a necessary first step in the resolution of the American racial dilemma. Du Bois envisioned a series of scientific studies of African Americans that would...
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