Menu
Excerpts
Exhibits
Collections
Originals
Podcasts
Categories
Map
Search
Book
The Souls of Black Folk
Essays and Sketches
W.E.B. Du Bois
1903
A. C. McClurg & Co
Associated Ideas, People, and Places
Loading...
Featured Excerpts
Book Review
The Soul of W. E. B. Du Bois
Reflecting on the tremendous impact of "The Souls of Black Folk," on the 150th anniversary of Du Bois' birth.
by
Ibram X. Kendi
via
The Paris Review
on
February 14, 2018
Associated Excerpts
Viewing 1–6 of 6
How the Negro Spiritual Changed American Popular Music—And America Itself
In 1871, the Fisk University singers embarked on a tour that introduced white Americans to a Black sound that would reshape the nation.
by
Vann R. Newkirk II
via
The Atlantic
This publication restricts nonsubscriber access to some or all of its articles.
on
November 13, 2023
A Right to Paint Us Whole
W.E.B. Du Bois’ message to African American artists.
by
Melvin L. Rogers
via
Lapham’s Quarterly
on
October 4, 2023
1619 Rightly Understood
David Hackett Fischer's book "African Founders" should be the starting point for any reflection on the enduring African influence on American national ideals.
by
Wilfred M. McClay
via
First Things
on
May 13, 2023
Another Side of W.E.B. Du Bois
A conversation on Du Bois' perspective on empire and democracy, the development of his anti-imperial thought, and his vision for transnational solidarity.
by
Adom Getachew
,
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
,
Jennifer Pitts
via
The Nation
This publication restricts nonsubscriber access to some or all of its articles.
on
May 10, 2023
Rereading 'Darkwater'
W.E.B. DuBois, 100 years ago.
by
Chad Williams
via
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
on
February 22, 2021
Who Was W.E.B. Du Bois?
A review of "Lines of Descent: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Emergence of Identity," by Kwame Anthony Appiah.
by
Nicholas Lemann
via
New York Review of Books
This publication restricts nonsubscriber access to some or all of its articles.
on
September 24, 2014
