The Souls of Black Folk | Historical Context
All of the essays in The Souls of Black Folk were written around the turn of the century, a pivotal time in United States history in regard to race relations. In response to the end of the war, the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments had been passed in 1868 and 1870 to recognize black Americans as U.S. citizens and to provide them with equal protection under the law. Despite these amendments, by the turn of the century segregation was still intact, particularly in the South. Although the Southern states had received assistance during the Reconstruction period, the region was...
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