Herein Is Written
The Forethought
I. Of Our Spiritual Strivings
II. Of the Dawn of Freedom
III. Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others
IV. Of the Meaning of Progress
V. Of... More > the Wings of Atalanta
VI. Of the Training of Black Men
VII. Of the Black Belt
VIII. Of the Quest of the Golden Fleece
IX. Of the Sons of Master and Man
X. Of the Faith of the Fathers
XI. Of the Passing of the First-Born
XII. Of Alexander Crummell
XIII. Of the Coming of John
XIV. Of the Sorrow Songs
The Afterthought
Selected Bibliography
The Forethought
Herein lie buried many things which if read with patience
may show the strange meaning of being black here at the
dawning of the Twentieth Century. This meaning is not without
interest to you, Gentle Reader; for the problem of the Twentieth
Century is the problem of the color line.< Less
Herein Is Written
The Forethought
I. Of Our Spiritual Strivings
II. Of the Dawn of Freedom
III. Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others
IV. Of the Meaning of Progress
V. Of... More > the Wings of Atalanta
VI. Of the Training of Black Men
VII. Of the Black Belt
VIII. Of the Quest of the Golden Fleece
IX. Of the Sons of Master and Man
X. Of the Faith of the Fathers
XI. Of the Passing of the First-Born
XII. Of Alexander Crummell
XIII. Of the Coming of John
XIV. Of the Sorrow Songs
The Afterthought
Selected Bibliography
The Forethought
Herein lie buried many things which if read with patience
may show the strange meaning of being black here at the
dawning of the Twentieth Century. This meaning is not without
interest to you, Gentle Reader; for the problem of the Twentieth
Century is the problem of the color line.< Less
The Souls of Black Folk is a well-known work of African-American literature by activist W.E.B. Du Bois. The book, published in 1903, contains several essays on race, some of which had been previously... More > 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 first works to deal with sociology.< Less
The Souls of Hood Folk is the first collection of short stories to successfully fuse together everything that is great about African-American literature. Its stories are both erotic and socially... More > conscious; the book is undoubtedly urban yet undeniably universal in theme, style, and characterization. Roger Porter displays a knowledge of his subjects that is rarely seen in a literary debut and he leaves his reader absolutely dumbfounded in anticipation, not only for his personal future as an artist, but for the future of literature itself which upon the publication of this book has been profoundly altered. For these reasons The Souls of Hood Folk is an instantly indispensible work of art, so please take your time with this book and savor it forever.< Less
The Souls of Hood Folk is the first collection of short stories to successfully fuse together everything that is great about African-American literature. Its stories are both erotic and socially... More > conscious; the book is undoubtedly urban yet undeniably universal in theme, style, and characterization. Roger Porter displays a knowledge of his subjects that is rarely seen in a literary debut and he leaves his reader absolutely dumbfounded in anticipation, not only for his personal future as an artist, but for the future of literature itself which upon the publication of this book has been profoundly altered. For these reasons The Souls of Hood Folk is an instantly indispensible work of art, so please take your time with this book and savor it forever.< Less
The Soul of White Folk is an entertaining book of fiction based on the noncustoms of a womans passionate dealings with the circumstantial relationship of the black experience. Both women knew about... More > the racial barriers concerning the hearts of peoples feelings pertaining to the forbidden sixties interracial marriage. One thing for sure was that neither woman cared less about were the enclosed minds of State Rights. Especially when they be in the confinments of their own dwellings. The much stronger lover at heart under no exceptional ruling were willing to accept the stumbling blocks of a contrived third party she felt could detrimentally break her apart from the values of responsibilities that was instilled inside of her skin by her parents; and to keep alive the fatherless trend of her lover's generation that was bestowed upon her bosom.< Less
The Soul of White Folk is an entertaining book of fiction based on the noncustoms of a womans passionate dealings with the circumstantial relationship of the black experience. Both women knew about... More > the racial barriers concerning the hearts of peoples feelings pertaining to the forbidden sixties interracial marriage. One thing for sure was that neither woman cared less about were the enclosed minds of State Rights. Especially when they be in the confinments of their own dwellings. The much stronger lover at heart under no exceptional ruling were willing to accept the stumbling blocks of a contrived third party she felt could detrimentally break her apart from the values of responsibilities that was instilled inside of her skin by her parents; and to keep alive the fatherless trend of her lover's generation that was bestowed upon her bosom.< Less
W. E. B. Du Bois, in full William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (born February 23, 1868, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, U.S.—died August 27, 1963, Accra, Ghana), American sociologist, the most... More > important black protest leader in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. Du Bois graduated from Fisk University, a black institution at Nashville, Tennessee, in 1888. He received a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1895. His doctoral dissertation, The Suppression of the African Slave-Trade to the United States of America, 1638–1870, was published in 1896. Although Du Bois took an advanced degree in history, he was broadly trained in the social sciences; and, at a time when sociologists were theorizing about race relations, he was conducting empirical inquiries into the condition of blacks.< Less
