The Souls of Black Folk (World Philosophers and Their Works)
At a glance:
- Author: W. E. B. Du Bois
- First Published: 1903
- 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
Context
Written at the opening of the twentieth century, after the relative failure of federal Reconstruction efforts and during accelerating national tensions regarding race relations, The Souls of Black Folk is a complex work of philosophy, history, sociology, political theology, and literary creativity. Structurally linked by a few recurrent metaphors (soul, veil, double-consciousness), the book consists of fourteen distinct essays that together present W. E. B. Du Bois’s analysis of conditions in the United States. Du Bois pays special attention to the challenges...
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