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Modern · Essays, sociology
The Souls of Black Folk
by W. E. B. Du Bois. Du Bois combines history, sociology, autobiography, and music to describe the color line and double consciousness.
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- Date
- 1903
- Origin
- United States
- Era
- Modern
- Genre
- Essays, sociology
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
Du Bois combines history, sociology, autobiography, and music to describe the color line and double consciousness.
This work is included on the basis of modern broader canon. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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