ePub Varieties of Religious Invention: Founders and Their Functions in History by From Gray Patrick in History

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W. E. B. Du Bois was a public intellectual; sociologist; and activist on behalf of the African American community. He profoundly shaped black political culture in the United States through his founding role in the NAACP; as well as internationally through the Pan-African movement. Du Bois's sociological and historical research on African-American communities and culture broke ground in many areas; including the history of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period. Du Bois was also a prolific author of novels; autobiographical accounts; innumerable editorials and journalistic pieces; and several works of history.Considered a sequel to Du Bois's wildly popular The Souls of Black Folks; Darkwater revisits many of the same themes with a more militant edge; even revising previously published essays and poems to include in this newer volume. Published in 1920; Darkwater focuses on the political climate following World War I. In ten carefully crafted chapters; Du Bois explores the important issues of that period- labor; capital; politics; gender; education; and international relations-in tandem with an overarching theme of race. Blending lyrical autobiography with political thoughts and even poetry; Du Bois makes a powerful; forceful argument regarding race and the color line. With a series introduction by editor Henry Louis Gates; Jr.; and an introduction by Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham; this edition is essential for anyone interested in African American history.