The Souls of Black Folk
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Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · February 19, 2013
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an African American civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar.
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- Who it’s for
- Essays, memoir, and fiction meet in a sharp demand for racial justice.
- Genres
- African American Studies, Race & Discrimination, Civil Rights
- Published
- Start Publishing LLC, February 19, 2013
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William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an African American civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar. The importance of his work to the success of the Civil Rights movement cannot be overestimated.
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"In the course of his long, turbulent career, W. E. B. Du Bois attempted virtually every possible solution to the problem of twentieth-century racism-- scholarship, propaganda, integration, national self-determination, human rights, cultural and economic separatism, politics, international communism, expatriation, third world solidarity." -David Levering Lewis The Souls of Black Folk propelled Du Bois to the forefront of the Civil Rights movement when it was first published. This hard hitting masterpiece is part essays, part memoir, and part fiction. More than any other book it brought home just how racist and unjust America could be, and demanded that African Americans be granted access to education and equality.
Ideas in Tension
Essays, memoir, and fiction meet in a sharp demand for racial justice.
Come here for
- A layered mix of essay, memoir, and fiction
- Du Bois’s forceful case for education and equality
Expect
- A direct challenge to racism and injustice
- A blend of personal reflection and argument
Where it sits
| African American Studies | 81% |
|---|---|
| Civil Rights | 39% |
| Race & Discrimination | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- African American Studies
- Authors
- W.E.B. Du Bois
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- February 19, 2013
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- African American Studies