The Souls of Black Folk - Tapa blanda

The Souls of Black Folk is a pivotal collection not only within the oeuvre of W. E. B. Du Bois' work, but in the whole of the history of sociology and as a mantlepiece of African-American literary history. Drawn from many previously published essays, Du Bois' work reveals the way in which America was reconstructing and redefining itself as a country and culture in the wake of the Civil War forty years prior. Drawn from sociological data as well as his own personal experiences, poetry, history, and song, Du Bois weaves an intricate portrait of African-American culture and life at the beginning of the twentieth century.

The Souls of Black Folk is the classic work by W. E. B. Du Bois and a seminal work in the history of sociology, as well as a cornerstone of African-American history. Outside of its notable place in African-American history, The Souls of Black Folk also holds an important place in social science as one of the early works to deal with sociology, in this case dealing with black people in America. The book focuses on race and draws from Du Bois' own experiences to develop this ground-breaking work on being African-American in American society.