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The Souls of Black Folk
by W.E.B. Du Bois
Aah, so good.
I'm here today to tell you that The Souls of Black Folk is the perfect place to start if you're looking to know more about the civil rights movement in the USA. I guess not only that, but also to learn more about race relations and how different races experience the world.
The book consists of several essays and a short story, each dealing with a specific topic, e.g., education, the church, music, Booker T. Washington, etc. The standout ones for me was definitely chapter 2 telling the story of Washington and his conservative beliefs, as well as the chapter titled 'Of the Coming of John' (chapter 13). This chapter is a fictional story about two boys, both named John, and how they are dealt different cards in life because one is black while the other is white. The story might be short, but it is truly one very impactful story.
While this book is specific to the US, I think it can be applied to countries all over the world where different races live together. Here I firstly think of countries that suffered from colonization, firstly Namibia and South Africa, as these are places I know.
I'm here today to tell you that The Souls of Black Folk is the perfect place to start if you're looking to know more about the civil rights movement in the USA. I guess not only that, but also to learn more about race relations and how different races experience the world.
The book consists of several essays and a short story, each dealing with a specific topic, e.g., education, the church, music, Booker T. Washington, etc. The standout ones for me was definitely chapter 2 telling the story of Washington and his conservative beliefs, as well as the chapter titled 'Of the Coming of John' (chapter 13). This chapter is a fictional story about two boys, both named John, and how they are dealt different cards in life because one is black while the other is white. The story might be short, but it is truly one very impactful story.
While this book is specific to the US, I think it can be applied to countries all over the world where different races live together. Here I firstly think of countries that suffered from colonization, firstly Namibia and South Africa, as these are places I know.