#18 in Essays
The Souls of Black Folk
- 203
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Souls of Black Folk” is a foundational book of essays, as vital for its testimony as for its ideas. Some readers value it as a first-hand account of America after abolition and find in its pages on land, schooling and work an explanation for much that followed, though some of them take issue with remedies Du Bois proposes.
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About the book
The Souls of Black Folk: Essays and Sketches is a 1903 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 literature.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 65 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 31% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Essays average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.2 | 9 | 14% |
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 56 | 86% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Souls of Black Folk?
It has 203 pages — shorter than 77% of the ranked books in Essays.
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