A Bureau for the Soul

On page 39, Du Bois uses a simile to compare the  “passing of a great human institution before its work is done” (referencing the Freedman’s bureau) to the “passing of a single soul”. Considering the thematic reference to the collective soul of black people in America and how it has been and continues to be…

The Humanness of “Blood” in The Souls of Black Folk

Early on in The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois, the author presents his frustration living in America separated so strongly by a “color-line”. After reading more of the book, it becomes clear DuBois is presenting anecdotes and people that prove the humanness of black Americans. One tool that stuck out to me was…