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The Souls of Black Folk: With the Talented Tenth and the Souls of White Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
3 reviews
toffishay's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
4.0
This is a seminal work in Black American studies and sociology that is required reading for anyone interested in learning a little more about the history of Black people and relations between Black and white people in America. As a Black woman who studied sociology, W.E.B. DuBois has always been a venerated ancestor and I have read many of these essays in my personal life and in my academic studies. They are limited by the time and his ideas are developed from a particular perspective, so while there are many notions with which I disagree, I can understand the value that they had at the time and the value that this scholarship has for us today. Some essays that are particular stand-outs for me: "Of Our Spiritual Strivings", "Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others", "Of the Faith of the Fathers", "Of the Passing of the First-Born", "The Sorrow Songs", "The Talented Tenth", and "The Souls of White Folk"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation
Moderate: Hate crime, Murder, Grief, Violence, Death, and Child death
Minor: Genocide, Antisemitism, Rape, Sexual violence, Cultural appropriation, Xenophobia, and War
strange's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
The fact that much of what is said here still holds so true today is heartbreaking
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Hate crime, Genocide, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Child death
Moderate: Rape, Murder, Hate crime, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Classism, and Colonisation
suchsweetsorrow89's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
the only thing i really have with this book is that dubois is pretty elitist and sexist in this text and it really shows in certain places. however, he gives a very beautiful and yummy critique on politics, the world, but ultimately the self and the moral problems that black people often go through. it is timeless and tense yet beautiful and moving.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation, Child death, Racial slurs, Classism, and Racism
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