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Bezig met laden... The Souls of Black Folk (Dover Thrift Editions) (origineel 1903; editie 1994)door W. E. B. Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
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Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en) — 7 meer Is opgenomen inDu Bois: Writings: The Suppression of the African Slave-Trade, The Souls of Black Folk, Dusk of Dawn, Essays and Articles door W. E. B. Du Bois Up from Slavery / The Souls of Black Folk / Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass door Booker T. Washington The Souls of Black Folk / Up From Slavery / Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass / Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl / Narrative of Sojourner Truth / Twelve Years a Slave door W. E. B. Du Bois Is verkort inIs uitgebreid inHeeft als studiegids voor studentenErelijsten
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Multi-Cultural.
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HTML: The Souls of Black Folk is the seminal work by Du Bois on race in late 19th-century North America. The way we think about and examine race today stems from his ideas. He spoke of the "double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others," and of the progress and obstacles to progress of the black American. .Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Perhaps the felt relevance indicates that material change can outpace change in attitude and perception.
One of my favorite essays dealt with the history of the Black church. Another, on the death at eighteen months of his firstborn, was a poignant, bitter expression of the divided soul of the Black man.
Reading this book, I was struck again by the thought that accompanied me throughout my visit to the Smithsonian African American History and Culture Museum. No matter which side of what Du Bois calls “the Veil” we find ourselves on, this is our story. This is a book about and for all of us. ( )