Booker T Washington

W E B Du Bois

W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington both were instrumental in attempting to improve the social, political, and economic situation of African Americans around the turn of the century. Although they differed in how and when social, political, and economic improvement would occur, they both had a similar mission, Black Dignity. While African Americans were given a second class status in the United States, both Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois wanted to see the conditions for Black people improved greatly. In this text, we can read and appreciate both of these great men's views on social improvements for the race.

Two Visions, One Mission

The Souls of Black Folk, Up From Slavery

"EITHER AMERICA WILL DESTROY IGNORANCE OR IGNORANCE WILL DESTROY THE UNITED STATES." -W.E.B. Du Bois This classic ground-breaking work is a cornerstone of African-American literary history and a seminal work in the field of sociology. W.E.B. Du Bois, who drew from his own experiences as an African-American living in American society, explores the concept of "double-consciousness" - a term he uses to describe living as an African-American and having a "sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others." His fourteen essays have had a lasting impact on civil rights and the discussion of race in the United States.

An African-American Literature Classic

The Souls of Black Folk

Masterful - Genius Work - 2 Books in One! From Booker T. Washington - "I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed." From W.E.B. DuBois - "Herein lies the tragedy of the age: not that men are poor, - all men know something of poverty; not that men are wicked, - who is good? not that men are ignorant, - what is Truth? Nay, but that men know so little of men." Up From Slavery was written by Booker T. Washington and Published in 1901. The Souls of Black Folk was written by W.E.B. DuBois and Published in 1903. Buy Your Copy Today!

Up From Slavery & The Souls of Black Folk

The Souls of Black Folk, published in 1903, is one of the most prominent pieces of sociological American literature, and one of the most important pieces of African-American literature. Previously published in Atlantic Monthly, the work is a collection of essays compiled by W.E.B Du Bois in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.

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