Darkwater: Voices From Within The Veil (Annotated‪)‬

Darkwater: Voices From Within the Veil is a literary work by W.E.B. Du Bois. Published in 1920, the writing incorporates autobiographical information as well as essays, spirituals, and poems that were all written by Du Bois himself.


Several of its essays are personal in nature, with obvious emotional rhetoric. The style maintains a religious tone and his spirituality is a central thread in many of the individual essays. Described in varying tones of black and brown, a Christ-like figure of racial hope is prevalent, signifying the coming moment of racial confrontation and eventual salvation. This figure is one which Du Bois characterizes as the bearer of eternal freedom from discrimination, poverty, and from the color line itself.  The stories within Darkwater also revolve around discontent with the way that democracy was viewed and handled among people of different ethnic, racial, and social groups.


This edition has been formatted for your reader, with an active table of contents.  This edition is also annotated, with an overview, writing, credo, reception, biographical and bibliographical information.