The Souls of Black Folk
Du Bois, W. E. B. The Souls of Black Folk. Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co.;
[Cambridge]: University Press John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A., 1903;
In The souls of black folk Du Bois examines the years immediately following the Civil War, he relates this to his experiences as a schoolteacher in rural Tennessee, and then he turns his attention to critique materialism in the city of Atlanta where the attention to gaining wealth threatens to replace all other considerations. Rather, Du Bois argues there should be a balance between the "standards of lower training" and the "standards of human culture and lofty ideals of life." In effect, the African American college should train the "Talented Tenth" who can in turn and contribute to lower education and also act as liaisons in improving race relations. Then he describes the legal system and tenant farming system as only slightly removed from slavery. He also examines African American religion from its origins in African society, through its development in slavery, to the formation of the Baptist and Methodist churches. In the last chapters of his book, Du Bois concentrates on how racial prejudice impacts individuals. Finally, Du Bois ends the book with an essay on African American spirituals. These songs have developed from their African origins into powerful expressions of the sorrow, pain, and exile that characterize the African American experience. For Du Bois, these songs exist "not simply as the sole American music, but as the most beautiful expression of human experience born this side the seas."
William Edward Burghardt or (W. E. B.) Du Bois was a historian, a civil war activist, and the writer of The souls of black folk. The viewpoint that Du Bois took in this book was that African Americans deserve to be treated equally when it comes to education because it would help advance the next generation. Du Bois took the side that fought for African Americans to be treated well, so this book revolves
[Cambridge]: University Press John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A., 1903;
In The souls of black folk Du Bois examines the years immediately following the Civil War, he relates this to his experiences as a schoolteacher in rural Tennessee, and then he turns his attention to critique materialism in the city of Atlanta where the attention to gaining wealth threatens to replace all other considerations. Rather, Du Bois argues there should be a balance between the "standards of lower training" and the "standards of human culture and lofty ideals of life." In effect, the African American college should train the "Talented Tenth" who can in turn and contribute to lower education and also act as liaisons in improving race relations. Then he describes the legal system and tenant farming system as only slightly removed from slavery. He also examines African American religion from its origins in African society, through its development in slavery, to the formation of the Baptist and Methodist churches. In the last chapters of his book, Du Bois concentrates on how racial prejudice impacts individuals. Finally, Du Bois ends the book with an essay on African American spirituals. These songs have developed from their African origins into powerful expressions of the sorrow, pain, and exile that characterize the African American experience. For Du Bois, these songs exist "not simply as the sole American music, but as the most beautiful expression of human experience born this side the seas."
William Edward Burghardt or (W. E. B.) Du Bois was a historian, a civil war activist, and the writer of The souls of black folk. The viewpoint that Du Bois took in this book was that African Americans deserve to be treated equally when it comes to education because it would help advance the next generation. Du Bois took the side that fought for African Americans to be treated well, so this book revolves