Works by W. E. B. Du Bois (Study Guide) - The Souls of Black Folk, Black Reconstruction, the Talented Tenth, John Brown, Dusk of Dawn (Paperback)

This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Souls of Black Folk, Black Reconstruction, the Talented Tenth, John Brown, Dusk of Dawn, Darkwater: Voices From Within the Veil. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Souls of Black Folk is a classic work of American literature by W. E. B. Du Bois. It is a seminal work in the history of sociology, and a cornerstone of African-American literary history. The book, published in 1903, contains several essays on race, some of which had been previously published in Atlantic Monthly magazine. Du Bois drew from his own experiences to develop this groundbreaking work on being African American in American society. Outside of its notable place in African-American history, The Souls of Black Folk also holds an important place in social science as one of the early works to deal with sociology. Chapter X: Of the Faith of the Fathers In this essay, Du Bois argues that the Black church is deeply connected to black political movements. Instead of seeing this as a positive, he sees this as a weakness that needs to be overcome. He sees the Church as the last remnants of tribal life that needs to be overthrown for Black Civilization to thrive. He says by the middle of the Eighteenth Century the black slave was sunk to the bottom of the economic ladder. Through this, he lost all joy in the world. The Church then offered him salvation in the next world, which he gripped to. Du Bois says the slave then, and the Black Man now must look to salvation in this life in order to build a culture of economic prosperity. However, he said it was much better than the wider Christian Church in that it never excluded. He offered a future program for the Church of buying real estate for its members and increasing their economic status in society. In ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=178016