{"product_id":"the-souls-of-black-folk-with-the-talented-tenth-and-the-souls-of-white-folk-penguin-classics-9780140189988","title":"The Souls of Black Folk With The Talented Tenth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe landmark book about being black in America, now in an expanded edition commemorating the 150th anniversary of W. E. B. Du Bois’s birth and featuring a new introduction by Ibram X. Kendi, the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Antiracist, \u003c\/i\u003eand cover art by Kadir Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When \u003ci\u003eThe Souls of Black Folk \u003c\/i\u003ewas first published in 1903, it had a galvanizing effect on the conversation about race in America—and it remains both a touchstone in the literature of African America and a beacon in the fight for civil rights. Believing that one can know the “soul” of a race by knowing the souls of individuals, W. E. B. Du Bois combines history and stirring autobiography to reflect on the magnitude of American racism and to chart a path forward against oppression, and introduces the now-famous con\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I was assigned this book of essays in college and it was transformative for me as a person and a writer. Du Bois captures the complexity and the interiority of what it’s like to be black in the United States, and even though it was written more than a century ago, the way Du Bois writes makes it feel like he wrote this book last year.” —\u003cb\u003eTomi Adeyemi, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eChildren of Blood and Bone, \u003c\/i\u003ein the \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e Book Club\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A work that is still relevant today . . . Vividly depict[s] what it was like to be black . . . Many of the ideas that Du Bois outlined in the book still endure. . . . [A book] for anyone who wants to understand America.” —\u003cb\u003eLynn Neary, NPR’s \u003ci\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eThe Souls of Black Folk\u003c\/i\u003e is] the foundation on which Du Bois built a lifetime of ideas, and on which the black and antiracist intelligentsia continues to build today. . . . In 1903 . . . black newspapers . . . typically shouted in unison, ‘SHOULD BE READ AND STUDIED BY EVERY PERSON, WHITE AND BLACK.’ . . . And today it still SHOULD BE READ AND STUDIED BY EVERY PERSON.” —\u003cb\u003eIbram X. Kendi, from the Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Donald B. Gibson\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Forethought\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. Of Our Spiritual Strivings\u003cbr\u003eII. Of the Dawn of Freedom\u003cbr\u003eIII. Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others\u003cbr\u003eIV. Of the Meaning of Progress\u003cbr\u003eV. Of the Wings of Atalanta\u003cbr\u003eVI. Of the Training of Black Men\u003cbr\u003eVII. Of the Black Belt\u003cbr\u003eVIII. Of the Quest of the Golden Fleece\u003cbr\u003eIX. Of the Sons of Master and Man\u003cbr\u003eX. Of the Faith of the Fathers\u003cbr\u003eXI. Of the Passing of the First-Born\u003cbr\u003eXII. Of Alexander Crummell\u003cbr\u003eXIII. Of the Coming of John\u003cbr\u003eXIV. Of the Sorrow Songs\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Afterthought\u003cbr\u003eNotes by Monica M. Elbert\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732349366615,"sku":"9780140189988","price":11.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140189988.jpg?v=1719996514","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-souls-of-black-folk-with-the-talented-tenth-and-the-souls-of-white-folk-penguin-classics-9780140189988","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}