{"product_id":"the-quest-of-the-silver-fleece-9781513219080","title":"The Quest of the Silver Fleece","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen two young people are given a life-changing opportunity they encounter moral and systemic challenges that are directly tied to their racial and economic backgrounds.\u003c\/b\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Quest of the Silver Fleece\u003c\/i\u003e, W.E.B. Du Bois confronts covert discrimination in contemporary America.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eCotton, also known as “silver fleece,” is still a prized possession in the early-twentieth century. It continues to generate massive profits that are barely distributed amongst its predominantly Black workforce. Zora is a child of the South, and Bles, is a man with Northern sensibilities—yet, they both feel the weight of oppression. Set in Alabama and Washington D.C., \u003ci\u003eThe Quest of the Silver Fleece\u003c\/i\u003e examines the struggle for upward mobility and the compromises to sustain it.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e As a sociologist, Du Bois explores the ongoing effects of racial inequality in both the North and South. With \u003ci\u003eThe Quest of the Silver Fleece\u003c\/i\u003e, he highlights the glaring disparity between the white establishment and African American labor. It’s an explicit indictment of continued oppression in a post-slavery society.\u003c\/p\u003e     \u003cp\u003eWith an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Quest of the Silver Fleece\u003c\/i\u003e is both modern and readable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graphic Arts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359515443543,"sku":"9781513219080","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781513219080.jpg?v=1754124884","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-quest-of-the-silver-fleece-9781513219080","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}