'It is the aim of this essay to study the period of history from 1861 to 1872 so far as it relates to the American Negro. In effect, this tale of the dawn of Freedom is an account of that government of men called the Freedmen's Bureau, -- one of the most singular and interesting of the attempts made by a great nation to grapple with vast problems of race and social condition.'  Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

Great Ideas of the Dawn of Freedom (Penguin Great Ideas)

History

DuBois, W.E.B.

Americas

Penguin Uk

W. E. B. DuBois on Sociology and the Black Community (Heritage of Sociology Series)

Writings selected from Du Bois's most productive years as a sociologist focus on the tasks of sociology, black communities in Philadelphia, New York, Georgia, and Virginia, black culture and creativity, and changing patterns in race relations

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

University of Chicago Press

Historian, journalist, educator, and civil rights advocate W. E. B. Du Bois was perhaps most accomplished as a sociologist of race relations and of the black community in the United States. This volume collects his most important sociological writings from 1898 to 1910. The eighteen selections include five on Du Bois's conception of sociology and sociological research, especially as a tool in the struggle for racial justice; excerpts from studies of black communities in the South and the North, including The Philadelphia Negro; writings on black culture and social life, with a selection from The Negro American Family; and later works on race relations in the United States and elsewhere after World War II. This section includes a powerful fiftieth-anniversary reassessment of his classic 1901 article in the Atlantic in which he predicted that "the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line." The editors provide an annotated bibliography, a lengthy overview of Du Bois's life and work, and detailed introductions to the selections. "The most significant contribution of this book is its inclusive look at Du Bois as both academic and activist. . . . Individuals interested in the study of social issues and political sociology would benefit from reading and discussing this book."—Paul Kriese, Sociology: Reviews of New Books "Green and Driver, informing this volume with a 48-page essay that summarizes Du Bois' career and places him in the context of the profession, have intelligently organized his writings. . . . A welcome contribution that should have wide use."—Elliott Rudwick, Contemporary Sociology

Black Reconstruction (ND Afro/Amer Intellectual Heritage)

Originally published in 1934, this reinterpretation of the American Civil War and Reconstruction portrayed African Americans as players rather than pawns, presaging postwar changes in interpretations of southern history, as well as the rise of black militancy in the 1960s.

University of Notre Dame Press

America: A Concise History 3e V1 & Souls of Black Folk

Dumenil, Lynn

Henretta, James A.

Brody, David

Bedford/St.Martin's

Souls of Black Folk &amp; Southern Horrors and Other Writings &amp; Up from Slavery (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

Souls of Black Folk & Southern Horrors and Other Writings & Up from Slavery (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

Washington, Booker T.

Royster, Jacqueline Jones

Gooding-Williams, Robert

Historical Study & Educational Resources

The Souls of Black Folk

Signet

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study (1899)

Kessinger Publishing

A distinguished scholar introduces the pioneering work in the study of the role of black Americans during the Reconstruction by the most gifted and influential black intellectual of his time. Reprint.

Black Reconstruction in America

Atheneum

Originally published in 1911, The Quest of the Silver Fleece was the first novel to come from world-famous sociologist and civil-rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois. A controversial title of its time, the novel chronicles the complex interactions between Northern financing and Southern politics as it follows the story of free-spirited Zora, child of a Southern swamp, and her romance with Yankee-educated Bles, who will eventually face the opportunity to claim political power through corrupt means. In the middle of it all is the silver fleece, a crop of cotton rich with meaning and symbolism. In the tradition of other incendiary novels that explore market forces at the turn of the century, such as Frank Norris’s The Pit and Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, The Quest of the Silver Fleece was seen as an “economic study” by Du Bois, yet it was also a romantic and otherwordly saga, loosely based on the Greek myth from which it takes its name. Using literary conventions to expose and oppose America’s views on race, Du Bois presents a sprawling and provocative work that continues to engage readers and inspire debate among literary scholars today.

The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel (Harlem Moon Classics)

Literature & Fiction

United States

Broadway Books

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