The Souls of Black Folk is a well-known work of African-American literature by activist W.E.B. Du Bois. 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 first works to deal with sociology. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Forethought & Chapter 1 - Of Our Spiritual Strivings
25:57 - Chapter 2
Chapter 2 - Of the Dawn of Freedom, part 1
24:50 - Chapter 3
Chapter 2 - Of the Dawn of Freedom, part 2
23:20 - Chapter 4
Chapter 3 - Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others
33:23 - Chapter 5
Chapter 4 - Of the Meaning of Progress
25:38 - Chapter 6
Chapter 5 - Of the Wings of Atalanta
23:18 - Chapter 7
Chapter 6 - Of the Training of Black Men
36:23 - Chapter 8
Chapter 7 - Of the Black Belt, part 1
26:48 - Chapter 9
Chapter 7 - Of the Black Belt, part 2
18:41 - Chapter 10
Chapter 8 - Of the Quest of the Golden Fleece, part 1
26:35 - Chapter 11
Chapter 8 - Of the Quest of the Golden Fleece, part 2
26:30 - Chapter 12
Chapter 9 - Of the Sons of Master and Man, part 1
24:34 - Chapter 13
Chapter 9 - Of the Sons of Master and Man, part 2
19:40 - Chapter 14
Chapter 10 - Of the Faith of the Fathers
35:26 - Chapter 15
Chapter 11 - Of the Passing of the First-Born
18:14 - Chapter 16
Chapter 12 - Of Alexander Crummell
25:36 - Chapter 17
Chapter 13 - Of the Coming of John
37:53 - Chapter 18
Chapter 14 - Of the Sorrow Songs & Afterthought
26:21