W. E. B. Du Bois

St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture, Jan 29, 2002 by Stephen C. Kenny

Perhaps The Souls of Black Folk is Du Bois' most valuable literary legacy. Its recovery of the neglected black voices from the days of slavery, potent idea of "double-consciousness," and critique of modernity, continues to influence generations of black novelists (including Jean Toomer, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, and Alice Walker), historians, and scholars of culture and civilization in equal numbers.

St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, 2002 Gale Group.

 

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