It remains his most studied and popular work its insights into Negro life at the turn of the 20th century still ring true. Born in Massachusetts and educated at Fisk, Harvard, and the University of Berlin, Du Bois penned his epochal masterpiece, The Souls of Black Folk, in 1903. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) is the greatest of African American intellectuals-a sociologist, historian, novelist, and activist whose astounding career spanned the nation's history from Reconstruction to the civil rights movement.

'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Du Bois advances the provocative and influential argument that due to the inequalities and pressures of the 'race problem,' African American identity is characterized by 'double consciousness.' This edition includes a valuable appendix of other writings by Du Bois, which sheds light on his motivation and his goals.Ībout the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. It is an impassioned, at times searing account of the situation of African Americans in the United States, making a forceful case for the access of African Americans to higher education and extolling the achievements of black culture. With its singular combination of essays, memoir, and fiction, this book vaulted Du Bois to the forefront of American political commentary and civil rights activism. Originally published in 1903, The Souls of Black Folk is a classic study of race, culture, and education at the turn of the twentieth century.

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