W. E. B Du Bois
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"The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line." Thus speaks W.E.B. Du Bois in The Souls Of Black Folk, one of the most prophetic and influental works in American literature. 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. He draws on his own life for illustration, from his early experiences teaching in...
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English
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Intolerant of social complacency, The Souls of Black Folk is an authentic and illuminating look at the duality of being both African and American. Masterfully and passionately written, it is a collection of essays that sketches Southern life in the post-Civil War era. It further clarifies that black folk did not come to the United States empty-minded or empty-handed; but rather came bearing gifts of music, patriotism, folklore, faith, and reverence....
7) Writings
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Library of America volume 34
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[1986]
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1,334 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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Library of America volume 350
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[2021]
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xii, 1,085 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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A definitive edition of the landmark book that forever changed our understanding of the Civil War's aftermath and the legacy of racism in America. Upon publication in 1935, W.E.B. Du Bois's now classic Black Reconstruction offered a revelatory new assessment of Reconstruction--and of American democracy itself. One of the towering African American thinkers and activists of the twentieth century, Du Bois brought all his intellectual powers to bear on...
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2019.
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140 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 33 cm
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English
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"At the 1900 Paris Exposition the pioneering sociologist and activist W.E.B. Du Bois presented an exhibit representing the progress of African Americans since the abolition of slavery. In striking graphic visualisations and photographs (taken by mostly anonymous photographers) he showed the changing status of a newly emancipated people across America and specifically in Georgia, the state with the largest Black population. This beautifully designed...
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Publications volume 9
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1904.
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viii, 68 pages including diagrams ; 23 cm
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English
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[2018]
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144 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
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English
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At the 1900 Paris Exposition, the famed sociologist and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois presented a series of groundbreaking data visualizations advocating for African American progress. These graphs, charts, and maps provided powerful glimpses into the lives of black Americans to convey both a literal and figurative representation of what Du Bois famously referred to as "the color line." From advances in education to the lingering effects of...