The Gift of Black Folk

by W.E.B. Du Bois

Book Overview

The Gift of Black Folk (1924) is a book of essays by W. E. B. Du Bois. Written while the author was using his role at The Crisis, the official magazine of the NAACP, to publish emerging Black artists of the Harlem Renaissance, The Gift of Black Folk is a purposeful work of history which revises the narrative of European and British influence and emphasizes the outsized role of African Americans in building the nation and establishing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1513282646
• ISBN13: 9781513282640
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Mint Editions
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

W.E.B.Dubois The Gift of Black Folks, is a reminder of the role of the Negros in the making of Ame

In this gem of a book, published first in 1924, Dubois brought his enormous learning and intellectual gifts to the problem now known as "black studies" Dubois surveys the contributions of melanated people before Columbus to the present time in 1924. He acknowledged the contributions from the genius of those who created the Negro Spirituals, The black explorers, the black inventors, Negro art & literature, the Black soldiers and the gifts of the Spirit and much more. This book is a legacy to be passed down for generations to enjoy ❤️.