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toffishay's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
4.0
This is a seminal work in Black American studies and sociology that is required reading for anyone interested in learning a little more about the history of Black people and relations between Black and white people in America. As a Black woman who studied sociology, W.E.B. DuBois has always been a venerated ancestor and I have read many of these essays in my personal life and in my academic studies. They are limited by the time and his ideas are developed from a particular perspective, so while there are many notions with which I disagree, I can understand the value that they had at the time and the value that this scholarship has for us today. Some essays that are particular stand-outs for me: "Of Our Spiritual Strivings", "Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others", "Of the Faith of the Fathers", "Of the Passing of the First-Born", "The Sorrow Songs", "The Talented Tenth", and "The Souls of White Folk"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Violence, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Genocide, Rape, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, and War
strange's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
The fact that much of what is said here still holds so true today is heartbreaking
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Hate crime, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, and Classism