The Souls of Black Folk

Media: Book
Title: W.E.B. Du Bois

Another quick note as I read more of Lewis's W.E.B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race in the chapter on publication of The Soul's of Black Folk. It is outstanding how clearly Du Bois takes the reins of the African-American civil rights movements with the publication of this book. Du Bois's thoughts on the African-American veil (that is their skin color), the concept of the two souls (one American, one black), the prescient pronouncement that the color line will be the problem of the 20th century, the confession of what it feels like to be labeled 'a problem' by society, and the way forward for African-Americans lead by the 'talented tenth' are all themes that remained vitally important and relevant throughout the 20th century.