The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois

Blurb submitted by Khalil W.
The Souls of Black Folk is nonfiction

The Souls of Black Folk is an important book within the African-American community. It is considered one of the most important contributions to African-American social history. W.E.B. Du Bois, a Harvard scholar, spent the majority of his life fighting and documenting racial injustice.  The book is a collection of essays that give information on black spirituality, great black leaders like Booker T. Washington, poor treatment of darker skinned black people, slavery and freedom, the reconstruction period, the training of black men by slave masters, and the robbing of slave black families of their first-born sons. We are still to this day dealing with racial tension towards black men. I think it is important for everyone to read this book, but I would highly recommend this book to any teenage African-American male who is entering adulthood. The challenges that we face on a day to day basis can’t be compared to any other race. I think the book can help to guide us and is a great start to learning your black history.