The Souls of Black Folk: The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois
Du Bois, W. E. B. / Rampersad, Arnold / Gates, Henry Louis More than one hundred years after its first publication in 1903, The Souls of Black Folk remains possibly the most important book ever penned by a black American. This collection expounds on the African American condition and life behind the "Veil, " the world outside of the white experience in America. This important collection holds a mirror up to the face of black America.