The Souls of Black Folk Audiobook (Free)

“The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color series,” writes Du Bois, in one of probably the most prophetic works in every of American literature. Initial released in 1903, this assortment of fifteen essays dared to spell it out the racism that prevailed in those days in America-and to demand an end to it. Du Bois’ composing draws on his early experiences, from teaching in the hillsides of Tennessee, towards the loss of life of his infant boy, to his historic break with the conciliatory position of Booker T. Washington. Du Bois received a doctorate from Harvard in 1895 and became a teacher of economics and history at Atlanta University. His dynamic command in the reason for social reform on behalf of his fellow blacks expected and inspired much of the dark activism of the 1960s. The Souls of Black Folk is a vintage in the literature of civil rights.