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W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folks
W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folks
The Souls of Black Folk is a classic work of American literature by W. E. B. Du Bois. It is a seminal work in the history of sociology, and a cornerstone of African-American literary history.The book, published in 1903, contains several essays on race, some of which had been previously published in Atlantic Monthly magazine. Du Bois drew from his own experiences to develop this groundbreaking work on being African American in American society. Hypertext version of book from the University of Virginia
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W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folks
Upton Sinclair - The Jungle
Upton Sinclair - The Jungle
Sinclair wrote the novel to highlight the plight of the working class and to show the corruption of the American meatpacking industry during the early-20th century. The novel depicts in harsh tones poverty, absence of social programs, unpleasant living and working conditions, and hopelessness prevalent among the working class, which is contrasted with the deeply-rooted corruption on the part of those in power.
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Upton Sinclair - The Jungle
The Souls of Black Folk, by W. E. B. DuBois (Book)
The Souls of Black Folk, by W. E. B. DuBois (Book)
The book, published in 1903, contains several essays on race, some of which had been previously published in Atlantic Monthly magazine. Du Bois drew from his own experiences to develop this groundbreaking work on being African-American in American society. Outside of its notable place in African-American history, The Souls of Black Folk also holds an important place in social science as one of the early works to deal with sociology.
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The Souls of Black Folk, by W. E. B. DuBois (Book)
How the Other Half Lives - 1890 (Book)
How the Other Half Lives - 1890 (Book)
Full text of Jacob Riis book with illustrations. An early publication of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. It served as a basis for future "muckraking" journalism by exposing the slums to New York City’s upper and middle classes.
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How the Other Half Lives - 1890 (Book)