The Negro in the South by W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington

"The Negro in the South" by W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington is a book written in 1907 that examines the social history of African Americans in the southern United States. Compiled from lectures on Christian sociology, the work presents contrasting perspectives from two prominent activists. Washington explores economic development during and after slavery, while Du Bois analyzes the South's economic transformation and the role of religion, offering competing visions for Black advancement in post-Reconstruction America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Author Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
Title The Negro in the South
His Economic Progress in Relation to his Moral and Religious Development
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Negro_in_the_South
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class E151: History: America: United States
Subject African Americans -- Southern States
Category Text
eBook-No. 35399
Release Date
Last Update Jan 7, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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