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The Souls of Black Folk is W.E.B. Du Bois' most famous work. While
the work is often viewed as a classic in African American
literature and the history of the African American experience, the
sociological significance of the work has been understated. In his
initial discussions with the book's original publisher, Du Bois
desired to prepare a volume that would showcase his ongoing
sociological work on "the Negro problems." While many editions of
Du Bois' classic text have appeared, no edition has focused
primarily on the eight previously published essays in their
original form and chronological order. This fact alone makes The
Sociological Souls of Black Folk unique. An introductory essay by
the volume's editor, Robert Wortham, highlights the sociological
significance of the original essays by addressing such themes as
the concept of the self, the social construction of the African
American experience, and racial inequality. Eight additional essays
originally published between 1897 and 1900 are added by the editor
in a second section. These additional sociological essays focus on
African American entrepreneurship, crime, race relations, liberal
arts education, the Black Church's function within the African
American community, and the quality of African American life in the
Southern Black Belt. The essays included in The Sociological Souls
of Black Folk provide the reader with an opportunity to gain a
greater appreciation for Du Bois' early sociological work and
recognize that Du Bois was indeed one of the pioneering figures in
the development of sociology in the United States.
Morals and Manners among Negro Americans is the sequel to W.E.B. Du
Bois' The Negro Church. This 1914 study is the last Atlanta
University Conference volume to be edited or coedited by Du Bois
and is based on a national survey addressing the then current state
of morals and manners within the African American community. A case
study of the Black Church in Atlanta and an extensive discussion of
crime are included also. The national survey addressed such topics
as good manners, sound morals, habits of cleanliness, personal
honesty, home life, rearing of children, activities for young
people, the care of the elderly, church ministries, and an
evaluation of recent progress. While the original conference volume
included actual lists of the evaluators' responses by topic and
classified by state, the data were not analyzed. This reissue of
the classic sociological study includes an extensive introduction
based on Robert Wortham's content analysis of the survey responses.
The results of this analysis are presented in tabular form and
discussed, and a statistical appendix summarizing the raw data for
each topic by state is provided. This new edition presents readers
with an opportunity to evaluate general and regional trends in the
evaluators' perception of the state of morals and manners within
the African American community at the beginning of the twentieth
century.
The Souls of Black Folk is W.E.B. Du Bois' most famous work. While
the work is often viewed as a classic in African American
literature and the history of the African American experience, the
sociological significance of the work has been understated. In his
initial discussions with the book's original publisher, Du Bois
desired to prepare a volume that would showcase his ongoing
sociological work on "the Negro problems." While many editions of
Du Bois' classic text have appeared, no edition has focused
primarily on the eight previously published essays in their
original form and chronological order. This fact alone makes The
Sociological Souls of Black Folk unique. An introductory essay by
the volume's editor, Robert Wortham, highlights the sociological
significance of the original essays by addressing such themes as
the concept of the self, the social construction of the African
American experience, and racial inequality. Eight additional essays
originally published between 1897 and 1900 are added by the editor
in a second section. These additional sociological essays focus on
African American entrepreneurship, crime, race relations, liberal
arts education, the Black Church's function within the African
American community, and the quality of African American life in the
Southern Black Belt. The essays included in The Sociological Souls
of Black Folk provide the reader with an opportunity to gain a
greater appreciation for Du Bois' early sociological work and
recognize that Du Bois was indeed one of the pioneering figures in
the development of sociology in the United States.
WE are now, I think, far enough removed from the period of slavery
to be able to study the influence of that institution objectively
rather than subjectively. Surely if any Negro who was a part of the
institution itself can do so, the remaining portion of the American
people ought to be able to do so, whether they live at the North or
at the South. My subject naturally leads me to a discussion of the
Negro as he was in slavery. We must all acknowledge, whatever else
resulted from slavery that, first of all, it was the economic
element involved that brought the Negro to America, and it was
largely this consideration that held the race in slavery for a
period of about 245 years. But, in this discussion, I am not to
consider the economic value of the Negro as a slave, as such, but
only the influence of his industrial training while in slavery in
the development of his moral and religious life. In my opinion, it
requires no little effort on the part of a man who was once himself
a slave to be able to admit this. If any Negro who was a part of
the institution of slavery itself can so far rid himself of the
prejudices of the same, it seems to me other people, living in
whatever section, should be able to do so. I have been a slave once
in my life--a slave in body. But I long since resolved that no
inducement and no influence would ever make me a slave in soul, in
my love for humanity, and in my search for truth. At the same time
slaves were being brought to the shores of Virginia from their
native land, Africa, the woods of Virginia were swarming with
thousands of another dark-skinned race. The question naturally
arises: Why did the importers of Negro slaves go to the trouble and
expense of going thousands of miles for a dark-skinned people to
hew wood and draw water for the whites, when they had right among
them a people of another race who could have answered the purpose?
THE Negro Church is the only social institution of the Negroes
which started in the African forest and survived slavery; under the
leadership of priest or medicine man, afterward of the Christian
pastor, the Church preserved in itself the remnants of African
tribal life and became after emancipation the center of Negro
social life. So that today the Negro population of the United
States is virtually divided into church congregations which are the
real units of race life.
Together With The Proceedings Of The Seventh Conference For The
Study Of The Negro Problems, Held At Atlanta University, On May
27th, 1902.
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PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age,
it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia
and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally
important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to
protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature.
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rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for e
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Together With The Proceedings Of The Seventh Conference For The
Study Of The Negro Problems, Held At Atlanta University, On May
27th, 1902.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
Darkwater: Voices From Within The Veil By William Edward Burghardt
Du Bois
Seven essays, including the Law, Disfranchisement, Industrial
Education, and the Negro's Place in American Life
Together With The Proceedings Of The Seventh Conference For The
Study Of The Negro Problems, Held At Atlanta University, On May
27th, 1902.
Together With The Proceedings Of The Seventh Conference For The
Study Of The Negro Problems, Held At Atlanta University, On May
27th, 1902.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
Originally published in 1911, "The Quest of the Silver Fleece was
the first novel to come from world-famous sociologist and
civil-rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois. A controversial title of its
time, the novel chronicles the complex interactions between
Northern financing and Southern politics as it follows the story of
free-spirited Zora, child of a Southern swamp, and her romance with
Yankee-educated Bles, who will eventually face the opportunity to
claim political power through corrupt means. In the middle of it
all is the silver fleece, a crop of cotton rich with meaning and
symbolism.
In the tradition of other incendiary novels that explore market
forces at the turn of the century, such as Frank Norris's "The Pit
and Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle," The Quest of the Silver Fleece
was seen as an "economic study" by Du Bois, yet it was also a
romantic and otherwordly saga, loosely based on the Greek myth from
which it takes its name. Using literary conventions to expose and
oppose America's views on race, Du Bois presents a sprawling and
provocative work that continues to engage readers and inspire
debate among literary scholars today.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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