Summary Of The Souls Of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois

W. E. B. Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk (1903) illustrates a very timeless and well-read published piece of literary work. It spans the history of the Black people from the losses and humiliation they received to the achievements made with pride and determination. He uses his words to enable the reader(s) to feel the pain and anguish that the Black people endured for many decades. It is as if he is writing to a white audience. Du Bois contends that "the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line." This unseen wall or veil separates African Americans, immigrants and other poor people from the white elites. He indicates how life behind the veil is full of people who are always seeing themselves through the eyes and
The Bureau became a government welfare staple to the newly freed, yet poverty-stricken, slaves. It was dedicated to helping the newly freed slaves find their way in a society that was not used to them. According to Du Bois, its greatest success was the founding of free schools or education opportunities for African Americans. Du Bois through excellent verbiage relates the gross mismanagement and lack of internal oversight that eventually brought the Bureau to bankruptcy. At the same time, it did not help that the court system was extremely biased against African Americans. It also did not change the fact that there still existed the veil that kept African Americans separate from whites in all aspects of education and government. Du Bois relates the story of a young adult black man who becomes a deacon in the church. He is sent to a Bishop in Philadelphia. The Bishop was very racist. Bishop Onderdonk stated, “ I will receive you into this diocese on one condition: no negro priest can sit in my church convention and no negro church must ask for representation there.” The veil prevails once more including education, government, courts and the