The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois

The Souls of Black Folk

W.E.B. Du Bois

280 pages first pub 1903 (editions)

nonfiction classics history race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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First published in 1903, this extraordinary work not only recorded and explained history, it helped to alter its course. Written after Du Bois had earned his Ph.D. from Harvard and studied in Berlin, these 14 essays contain both the academic langu...

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Moods

informative 81%
reflective 77%
challenging 69%
emotional 37%
sad 29%
inspiring 23%
dark 18%
hopeful 16%
tense 10%

Pace

slow 54%
medium 41%
fast 3%

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