What Do I Read Next?
- Black Reconstruction is Du Bois' challenge to the conventional historical perspective on the contributions of African Americans during the Reconstruction era.
- Dusk of Dawn, published in 1940, presents Du Bois' thoughts on the pursuit of freedom by Africans and African Americans in the twentieth century.
- Du Bois' doctoral dissertation, The Suppression of the African Slave Trade (1894), is a seminal work that examines the social, economic, and historical factors leading to the abolition of the slave trade.
- Jean Toomer's 1923 collection of stories and poetry, Cane, is an eloquent and aesthetically rich portrayal of the diverse experiences of African-American life. His intricate use of form is directly influenced by The Souls of Black Folk.
- James Weldon Johnson's novel, Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (1912), explores one man's struggle with racial identity and acknowledges Du Bois' impact on the protagonist.
- The Souls of Black Folk is featured alongside Booker T. Washington's autobiography and James Weldon Johnson's novel in Three Negro Classics: Up From Slavery, The Souls of Black Folk, and Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, Mass Market Paperback, 1976.
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