The Souls of Black Folk (edit title)

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Souls of Black Folk Tuesday, November 10 2009.

• reordered the contributors.
• 1 : W. E. B. Du Bois:
• 2 : Robert Gooding-Williams:
• 3 : David W. Blight:

Timothy Gray approved Timothy Gray’s request to change the title of The Souls of Black Folk Saturday, October 31 2009.

Amanda approved Timothy Gray’s request to change the contributors of The Souls of Black Folk Tuesday, October 6 2009.

• Edited a contributor: David W. Blight: (Primary AuthorNone)
• Edited a contributor: W. E. B. Du Bois: (Primary NoneAuthor)
• Edited a contributor: Robert Gooding-Williams: (Primary None)

Timothy Gray edited the series of The Souls of Black Folk Thursday, August 27 2009.

• Removed this book in the series: Barnes and Noble Hardcover (Primary series)

Timothy Gray changed the title of The Souls of Black Folk Thursday, August 27 2009.

Timothy Gray edited the contributors of The Souls of Black Folk Thursday, August 27 2009.

• Edited a contributor: David W. Blight: (Primary AuthorNone)
• Edited a contributor: W. E. B. Du Bois: (Primary NoneAuthor)
• Edited a contributor: Robert Gooding-Williams: (Primary None)

Timothy Gray edited the first sentence of The Souls of Black Folk Thursday, August 27 2009.

• BETWEEN MEBetween me and the other world there is ever an unasked question: unasked by some through feelings of delicacy; by others through the difficulty of rightly framing it.

Jennifer edited the series of The Souls of Black Folk Wednesday, August 26 2009.

• Added this book in the series: Barnes and Noble Hardcover (Primary series)

Shelfari edited the description of The Souls of Black Folk Sunday, August 2 2009.

• The Souls of Black Folk , by W. E. B. Du Bois, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics   series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics : New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. One of the most influential books ever published in America, W. E. B. Du Bois ’s The Souls of Black Folk is an eloquent collection of fourteen essays that describe the life, the ambitions, the struggles, and the passions of African Americans at the transition from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. The first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University, Du Bois was a sociologist, historian, novelist, and activist whose astounding career spanned the nation’s history from Reconstruction to the Civil Rights Movement. In The Souls of Black Folk , published in 1903, Du Bois argued against the conciliatory position taken by Booker T. Washington, at the time the most influential black leader in America, and called for a more radical form of aggressive protest—a strategy that would anticipate and inspire much of the activism of the 1960s. Du Bois’s essays were the first to articulate many of Black America’s thoughts and feelings, including the dilemma posed by the black psyche’s “double consciousness,” which Du Bois described as “this twoness—an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings . . . in one dark body.” Every essay in The Souls of Black Folk is a jewel of intellectual prowess, eloquent language, and groundbreaking insight. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the struggle for Civil Rights in America. Farah Jasmine Griffin is Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African-American Studies at Columbia University in New York City.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Souls of Black Folk Wednesday, July 22 2009.

• Added a contributor: David W. Blight: (Primary Author)
• Added a contributor: W. E. B. Du Bois: (Primary None)
• Added a contributor: Robert Gooding-Williams: (Primary None)