Darkwater: Voices From Within the Veil Darkwater: Voices From Within the Veil

Darkwater: Voices From Within the Veil

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“Herein lie buried many things which if read with patience may show the strange meaning of being black here in the dawning of the Twentieth Century. This meaning is not without interest to you, Gentle Reader; for the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line.” – W.E.B. Du Bois

W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the most influential leaders of black thought in American history. Setting out to show to the reader “the strange meaning of being black here in the dawning of the Twentieth Century,” Du Bois wrote at length about the meaning and importance of emancipation for blacks, as well as its effects. His voice also ably demonstrated views on the role of the leaders of his race.

In addition to his prescient writing, Du Bois attended Harvard, becoming the first black man to earn a doctorate there. He went on to be a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University, and he also co-founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). His 1903 book The Souls of Black Folk remains one of the most important works about black culture, and his Black Reconstruction in America challenged the prevailing views that blacks did not participate in any meaningful way during Reconstruction. 

Darkwater: Voices From Within the Veil is the first of three autobiographies Du Bois would pen. Published in 1920, the title’s reference to a veil was meant to symbolize the veil that covered the rights of minorities in the United States while Du Bois came of age. 

This edition of Du Bois’s Darkwater; Voices From Within the Veil is specially formatted with a Table of Contents and over a dozen pictures of Du Bois, his life, and work. 

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2012
March 27
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
140
Pages
PUBLISHER
Charles River Editors
SELLER
Charles River Editors
SIZE
2.7
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