Best Selling Books by William Edward Burghardt Du Bois

The essential writings of Du Bois have been selected and edited by David Levering Lewis, his Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer.

The African American educator and social activist looks back on his life and work.

W. E. B. Du Bois was a public intellectual, sociologist, and activist on behalf of the African American community. He profoundly shaped black political culture in the United States through his founding role in the NAACP, as well as internationally through the Pan-African movement. Du Bois''s sociological and historical research on African-American communities and culture broke ground in many areas, including the history of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period. Du Bois was also a prolific author of novels, autobiographical accounts, innumerable editorials and journalistic pieces, and several works of history. In Black Folk Then and Now, W. E. B. Du Bois embarks on a mission to correct the omissions, misinterpretations, and deliberate lies he detected in previous depictions of black history. An exemplary revisionist exploration of history and sociology, this essay reflects Du Bois''s lifelong mission to bring to light the truths of Black history and expose the African peoples'' noble heritage. W. E. B. Du Bois writes extensively about the color line, which he believed at the time of publication to be the defining problem of the twentieth century. In 1946, following the Holocaust, Du Bois revised his arguments, reshaping them into the narrative we find in The World and Africa. With a series introduction by editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and an introduction by Wilson Moses, this edition is essential for anyone interested in African American history.

Although the Civil War marked an end to slavery in the United States, it would take another fifty years to establish the country''s civil rights movement. Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois was among the first generation of African-American scholars to spearhead this movement towards equality. As cofounder of the NAACP, he sought to initiate equality through social change, and as a talented writer, he created books and essays that provide a revealing glimpse into the black experience of the times. In The Gift of Black Folk-one of Du Bois'' most important works-he recounts the remarkable history of African-Americans and their many unsung contributions to American society. (Goodreads)

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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. To develop this groundbreaking work, Du Bois drew from his own experiences as an African-American in the American society. Outside of its notable relevance in African-American history, The Souls of Black Folk also holds an important place in social science as one of the early works in the field of sociology.

W. E. B. Du Bois was a public intellectual, sociologist, and activist on behalf of the African American community. He profoundly shaped black political culture in the United States through his founding role in the NAACP, as well as internationally through the Pan-African movement. Du Bois''s sociological and historical research on African-American communities and culture broke ground in many areas, including the history of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period. Du Bois was also a prolific author of novels, autobiographical accounts, innumerable editorials and journalistic pieces, and several works of history. Published posthumously in 1968, The Autobiography of W. E. B. Du Bois is his last and most complete autobiography. Covering his life over almost a century of living in America, it''s the closest thing we have to a true autobiography of this important scholar and activist. The book, broken up into three parts, delves into the 90-year-old Du Bois''s thoughts on everything from his relationship with sex to his storied association with the NAACP to his political persecution during the Cold War years to his many travels abroad. As Du Bois writes, he takes the reader on a journey to "view my life as frankly and fully as I can." With a series introduction by editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and an introduction by Werner Sollors, this edition is essential for anyone interested in African American history.

Dusk of Dawn is an explosive autobiography of the foremost African American scholar of his time. Du Bois writes movingly of his own life, using personal experience to elucidate the systemic problem of race. He reflects on his childhood, his education, and his intellectual life, including the formation of the NAACP. Though his views eventually got him expelled from the association, Du Bois continues to develop his thoughts on separate black economic and social institutions in Dusk of Dawn. Readers will find energetic essays within these pages, including insight into his developing Pan-African consciousness.

The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line . . .

This book presents the text of the 1909 biography of abolitionist John Brown, written by African-American intellectual and activist W. E. B. Du Bois. The book has been edited by David Roediger.

Four lectures given as part of an endowed Lectureship on Christian Sociology at Philadelphia Divinity School. Washington''s two lectures concern the economic development of African Americans both during and after slavery. He argues that slavery enabled the freedman to become a success, and that economic and industrial development improves both the moral and the religious life of African Americans. Du Bois argues that slavery hindered the South in its industrial development, leaving an agriculture-based economy out of step with the world around it. His second lecture argues that Southern white religion has been broadly unjust to slaves and former slaves, and how in so doing it has betrayed its own hypocrisy.

The Souls of Black Folk, a selection of 14 essays, was first published in 1903. It is considered to be one of the most revolutionary works in African-American literature. In his book, Du Bois raises an important topic of racial segregation that came after the abolition of slavery in the US. The author uses a concept of ''double consciousness'' to illustrate challenges associated with being black and American at the time. The author also wants to show white Americans what it is like to be on the other side, to live behind ''the veil''. The book is a perfect depiction of the contact battle with racism and it is fully relatable to the modern society we live in. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868 - 1963), known as W.E.B. Du Bois, was a writer and political activist, born in Massachusetts. In 1895, he was the first African- American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. In his fight against discrimination, he founded the Niagara movement, the first black-led institution protecting rights of colored races. He also co-founded NAACP (the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) in 1909. Throughout his life and in his literature, Du Bois became very well known for raising awareness of racial prejudice and fighting for the rights of African Americans. Our 2020 version of the book contains an improved font formatting and new illustrations for a better reading experience. Check the interior with Amazon''s Lookinside feature to compare the book with other versions.