The Souls of Black Folk

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois - A Landmark in African American Literature and History</strong></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression. - W.E.B. Du Bois</em></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>First published in 1903 </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The Souls of Black Folk</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> is one of the most powerful and enduring works ever written on race in America. Blending history sociology memoir and sharp political critique Du Bois exposes the realities of life behind the Veil of racial prejudice and introduces his groundbreaking concept of </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>double-consciousness</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>-the divided identity forced upon African Americans by a society that denies their full humanity.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>More than a book this is a manifesto for freedom. Du Bois challenges the compromises of his time critiques Booker T. Washington's program of accommodation and envisions the rise of the </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Talented Tenth</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-leaders who would uplift the entire race through education art and struggle. His words lit a fire in the early 20th century and remain just as urgent and prophetic today.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>More than a century after its first publication </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Souls of Black Folk</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> continues to challenge inspire and demand reflection. Whether you are a student activist or simply a reader seeking to understand America's ongoing struggle with race this edition will connect you directly to the voice of one of the greatest thinkers of the modern era.</span></p><p></p>