Format:
Book
Title:
The souls of Black folk / W.E. Burghardt Du Bois ; with a new introduction by Randall Kenan.
Author:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963.
Call Number:
973.049607 Du Bois
Publisher, Date:
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Signet Classic, 1995.
Description:
280 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Summary:
First published in 1903, this extraordinary work not only recorded and explained history—it helped alter its course. Written after Du Bois had earned his Ph.D. from Harvard and studied in Berlin, these fourteen essays contain both the academic language of sociology and the rich lyricism of African spirituals, which Du Bois called “sorrow songs.” Often revealingly autobiographical, DuBois explores topics as diverse as the death of his infant son and the politics of Booker T. Washington. In every essay, he shows the consequences of both a political color line and an internal one, as he grapples with the contradictions of being black and being American. One of our country's most influential books, The Souls of Black Folk reflects the mind of a visionary who inspired generations of readers to remember the past, question the status quo, and fight for a just tomorrow.
Subjects:
African Americans.
Contents:
Introduction / Randall Kenan -- The Forethought -- 1. Of our spiritual strivings -- 2. Of the dawn of freedom -- 3. Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and others -- 4. Of the meaning of progress -- 5. Of the wings of Atlanta -- 6. Of the training of black men -- 7. Of the black belt -- 8. Of the quest of the golden fleece -- 9. Of the sons of master and man -- 10. Of the faith of the fathers -- 11. Of the passing of the first-born -- 12. Of Alexander Crummell -- 13. Of the coming of John -- 14. Of the sorrow songs -- The Afterthought.
ISBN:
9780451532053
9780451526038
0451526031