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This volume assembles essential essays by W. E. B. Du Bois from 1894 to early 1906. These show the first formulations of some of his most famous ideas, namely, “the veil,” “double-consciousness,” and the “problem of the color line.” The deep historical sense of the formation of the modern world that informed Du Bois's thought and gave rise to his understanding of “the problem of the color line” is displayed. Some of the essays were published posthumously, others are obscure, and one has only recently been translated. The essays constitute an essential companion to Du Bois's 1903 masterpiece Th ... More
Keywords: W. E. B. Du Bois, the Color Line, the veil, double-consciousness, The Souls of Black Folk
Print publication date: 2014 | Print ISBN-13: 9780823254545 |
Published to Fordham Scholarship Online: September 2015 | DOI:10.5422/fordham/9780823254545.001.0001 |
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