The Souls of Black Folk is a classic work of American literature by W. E. B. Du Bois. It is a seminal work in the history of sociology, and a cornerstone of African-American literary history. To develop this groundbreaking work, Du Bois drew from his own experiences as an African-American in the American society. Outside of its notable relevance in African-American history, The Souls of Black Folk also holds an important place in social science as one of the early works in the field of sociology.
This edition includes a valuable appendix of other writing by Du Bois, which sheds light on his attitudes and intentions.
W. E. B. Du Bois and The Souls of Black Folk
In The Souls of Black Folk, Du Bois drew from his own experiences to develop this groundbreaking work on being African-American in American society.
It is a seminal work in the history of sociology, and a cornerstone of African-American literary history. To develop this groundbreaking work, Du Bois drew from his own experiences as an African-American in the American society.
Written in 1903, the work is still an essential resource. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents.
The book contains several essays on race, some of which the magazine Atlantic Monthly had previously published. To develop this work, Du Bois drew from his own experiences as an African American in American society.
W. E. B. Du Bois’s seminal work, The Souls of Black Folk, not only captures the experience of African Americans in the years following the Civil War but also speaks to contemporary conditions.
Here at last seemed to have been discovered the mountain path to Canaan; longer than the highway of Emancipation ... To the tired climbers, the horizon was ever dark, the mists were often cold, the Canaan was always dim and far away.
... time Du Bois was writing Souls, Marx's influence in American academia was limited.4 Academic Influences American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson* coined the term “double consciousness” in his book The Transcendentalist, written in 1843.
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.