The Souls of Black Folk

A Library of America Paperback Classic

W.E.B. Du Bois, John Edgar Wideman

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The Library of America
30 July 2009

General encyclopaedias; History; Social discrimination; Ethnic studies

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Few books make history and fewer still become foundational texts for the movements and struggles of an entire people. The Souls of Black Folk occupies this rare position.?

--Manning Marable

W.E.B. DuBois was the foremost black intellectual of his time. The Souls of Black Folk

(1903), his most influential work, is a collection of fourteen beautifully written essays, by turns lyrical, historical, and autobiographical. Here, Du Bois records the cruelties of racism, celebrates the strength and pride of black America, and explores the paradoxical ?double-consciousness? of African-American life. ?

The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line,? he writes, prophesying the struggle for freedom that became his life?s work.

Library of America Paperback Classics feature authoritative texts drawn from the acclaimed Library of America series and introduced by today?s most distinguished scholars and writers. Each book features a detailed chronology of the author?s life and career, and essay on the choice of the text, and notes.

The contents of this Paperback Classic are drawn from W.E.B. Du Bois- Writings, volume number 34 in the Library of America series; that volume also includes The Suppression of the African Slave-Trade, Dusk of Dawn, articles from The Crisis, and selected essays.

By: W.E.B. Du Bois
Introduction by: John Edgar Wideman
Imprint: The Library of America
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 301g
ISBN: 9781598530544
ISBN 10: 1598530542
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 30 July 2009
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) was a historian, social scientist, journalist, and civil rights activist best known for his landmark 1903 book The Souls of Black Folk. He was a co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909 and served for many years as the editor of its monthly magazine, The Crisis. The first to win the International PEN/Faulkner Award twice,John Edgar Widemanhas written a dozen novels, includingPhiladelphia FireandSent for You Yesterday, and a NBCC-nominated memoir,Brothers and Keepers. His second memoir,Fatheralong, was a finalist for the National Book Award.