{"product_id":"the-souls-of-black-folk-with-the-talented-tenth-and-the-souls-of-white-folk-paperback","title":"The Souls of Black Folk: With the Talented Tenth and the Souls of White Folk - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. E. B. Du Bois\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIbram X. Kendi\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eMonica E. Elbert\u003c\/b\u003e (Notes by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 concepts of the color line, the veil, and double-consciousness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This edition of Du Bois's visionary masterpiece includes two additional essays that have become essential reading: \"The Souls of White Folk,\" from his 1920 book \u003ci\u003eDarkwater, \u003c\/i\u003e and \"The Talented Tenth.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1903, this eloquent collection of essays exposed the magnitude of racism in our society. The book endures today as a classic document of American social and political history: a manifesto that has influenced generations with its transcendent vision for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Edward Burghardt Du Bois\u003c\/b\u003e (1868-1963) was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He attended public schools there prior to attending Fisk University, where he received his BA degree in 1888. Thereafter he received a second BA degree, and an MA and PhD from Harvard. He studied at the University of Berlin as well. He taught at Wilberforce University and the University of Pennsylvania before going to Atlanta University in 1897, where he taught for many years. A sociologist, historian, poet, and writer of several novels, Du Bois was one of the main founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He was a lifelong critic of American society and an advocate of black people against racial injustice. He spent his last years in Ghana, where he died in exile at the age of ninety-five. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIbram X. Kendi \u003c\/b\u003e(introduction) is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. A contributing writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and a CBS News correspondent, he is a coeditor, with Keisha N. Blain, of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eFour Hundred Souls\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of many other books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Black Campus Movement\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the W. E. B. Du Bois Book Prize; \u003ci\u003eStamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction; and three #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers: \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Antiracist\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, \u003c\/i\u003e co-authored with Jason Reynolds; and \u003ci\u003eAntiracist Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky. A MacArthur Fellow and one of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's 100 most influential people in the world, Kendi lives in Boston, Massachusetts.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.66 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Souls of Black Folk\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336976884077,"sku":"9780140189988","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/Si9NOFI4czZpcGpFbVZpWnREbnd5dz09.webp?v=1778922804","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-souls-of-black-folk-with-the-talented-tenth-and-the-souls-of-white-folk-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}