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Three Negro Classics (Up From Slavery; The Souls of Black Folk; The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man)
Up From Slavery
is the autobiography of a great American, the fascinating story of Booker T. Washington. He was born the illegitimate son of a white man and a Negro slave, and his struggle for education became the struggle of all his people for dignity in an alien society.
W.E.B. DuBois's The Souls of Black Folk is one of the undeniably great American books of our time, bot ...more
W.E.B. DuBois's The Souls of Black Folk is one of the undeniably great American books of our time, bot ...more
Library Binding
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First Discus Printing
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511 pages
Published
February 1965
by Avon Books
(first published 1910)
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Read all three of these books in undergrad. Booker T. Washington's story is amazing overcoming enslavement and his focus on education and morality.
The Souls of Black Folks is forever etched in my mind. Favorite chapter, one. The veil. I've carrier the veil metaphor with me through life. It's the first thing that comes to mind when I see this title. According to Du Bois, this veil is worn by all African-Americans because our view on the world social, political, religious, and economically differ ...more
The Souls of Black Folks is forever etched in my mind. Favorite chapter, one. The veil. I've carrier the veil metaphor with me through life. It's the first thing that comes to mind when I see this title. According to Du Bois, this veil is worn by all African-Americans because our view on the world social, political, religious, and economically differ ...more
Contained in this book are three essential works for those interested in the history in the history of African-Americans and even of the United States as a whole, as the African-American experience is one quite important aspect of the wider American experience. Each of these is a great book in its own right; the effect of reading the three successively, all combined in a single volume, is tremendous. Each tells the story, from a unique perspective, of one of the greatest injustices in the histor
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These three books should be required reading for every American. Douglas, B.T.Washington and W.E.B. Dubois T stand alongside of G. Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln in their importance and significance in shaping our American way of life. It's a shame that most Harvard or Howard grads have never read these American Classics.
To have been a fly on the wall when one of these men were speaking...
Jun 01, 2010
Briana
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THE LAST BOOK OF THE TORREY ACADEMY: FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN THOUGHT BOOKLIST!!!
It's been a good year of reading. Very good indeed.
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Hmm. I liked the first two a lot, the ones by Washington and DuBois, so I'd like to rate this higher. Sometimes history textbooks feel like "good stories with happy endings" to me because they're coming from secondary sources way after the events, but these two works helped me to better realize that these problems were real and had to be solved by real people ...more
It's been a good year of reading. Very good indeed.
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Hmm. I liked the first two a lot, the ones by Washington and DuBois, so I'd like to rate this higher. Sometimes history textbooks feel like "good stories with happy endings" to me because they're coming from secondary sources way after the events, but these two works helped me to better realize that these problems were real and had to be solved by real people ...more
I finished the first work in this book: Up from Slavery. Washington had a solid work ethic and determination to succeed. His thoughts on greatness, education, the value of meaningful work, the lessons to be gained from associating with great people are lessons we all need to revisit in today's mindset of entitlement. I loved his statement that "great men cultivate love" and the idea that wrongs to any group of people do more to injure the morals of the one perpetuating the wrong than to the targ
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Mar 12, 2011
Mike Prochot
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The writings of three great men combine to give us all a three faceted perspective of a pivotal and unusual time in our country.
Learning about the Reconstruction after the Civil War as a youngster and a teen, the thought never occurred to me nor was the idea floated by any of my teachers - just what happens to a people who have been "freed" after being enslaved for generations? What are they to do? Where are they to go? What are they? Who are they - as a people, as individuals? Where do they be ...more
Learning about the Reconstruction after the Civil War as a youngster and a teen, the thought never occurred to me nor was the idea floated by any of my teachers - just what happens to a people who have been "freed" after being enslaved for generations? What are they to do? Where are they to go? What are they? Who are they - as a people, as individuals? Where do they be ...more
A great collection of three important historical works. These books helped shape a historical period in American history- the early 20th century. Johnson's fictional "Autobiography" is particularly interesting because of its honest appraisal of life across the "Veil" of which DuBois spoke in his work in this collection. Johnson observes society with the eyes of a sociologist, though not quite as systematically as DuBois' actual sociology. Washington's contribution is the defining tome of the Afr
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A great sampling of the disparate strains of African-American thought during the early 20th Century. Booker T. Washington makes a very passionate and personal case for the limited objectives that he sought. W.E.B. DuBois showed why those limits were ultimately self-defeating and offered a much broader vision. The most compelling work of the three is the "Autobiography of an ex-Colored Man," a work of fiction centered on the theme of the costs and benefits of "passing" as a Caucasian in that era.
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Pertinent to read, esp. now; racism, stereotyping, is still here. Why? I ask myself: There is American, and there is Black American. Why?
Recommended by Saachi : "The Atlanta Exposition Address" from "Up from Slavery". And then "Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others" from "The Souls of Black Folk".
We need more Du Boiss. A large population on the planet is surprisingly still oppressed and I have surprisingly found comfort in my own indifference.. Shame.
We need more Du Boiss. A large population on the planet is surprisingly still oppressed and I have surprisingly found comfort in my own indifference.. Shame.
I realize that these stories are important in history, but they didn't quite pull me in like other non-fiction stories have in the past. Washington's autobiography was pretty good, but DuBois' writing style really bothered me, but I think I'm being nit-picky. So it was "just okay."
I've only read Booker T Washington's autobiography so far. It was a very interesting view into the situation for black people in the 19th century, but he was far too apologetic toward white people for my taste. I'm sure that's why they liked him so much.
Contains Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington; The Souls of Black Folks by William E. B. Dubois; and The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson. The stories presented different perspectives of life of Blacks.
A great collection of three important works.These Books helped shaped a historical period in American history.These three classics provides fascinating look at the struggle to overcome slavery & achieve political equality in America.
I probably would have given this a higher rating but "The Souls of Black Folk" dragged me down. For me it was a more difficult read and actually after about halfway skipped to read the last story and went back later to finish it.
Good collection of writings by three prominent African Americans. All three were good reads with all three offering insight into African American life during the late 1800's. Three books three different points of view
Three classics which provide an fascinating look at the struggle to overcome slavery and achieve political equality in America. Good reading for anyone involved in the fight for liberty.
May 14, 2012
Courtney
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1) Up from Slavery; Washington, Booker T.
2) The Souls of Black Folk: duBois, W.E.B.
3) The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man; Johnson, James Weldon
2) The Souls of Black Folk: duBois, W.E.B.
3) The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man; Johnson, James Weldon
Reading each of these works was enlightening. The compilation of the three books was interesting and informative
I must have taken an ethnic studies class. I read all three negro classics. It sure opened my eyes.
The star review should be viewed as a combination of two different reviews: 3 stars for Booker, 5 for WEB.
Read Up From Slavery in book group. A fabulous read on slavery and self-improvement from an ex-slave.
Yes! Jesus Christ! What a fucking totally unknowable life, to my easy easy life. Man alive.
Just started Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington and already appreciate his candor.
Apr 17, 2012
Val
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I own a crumbling Fourth Printing (1968) of the 1965 edition of this book.
A school assigned reading, interesting but I had no time to really finish it.
Where is our modern Booker T.? America needs to revisit him.
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Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, orator, author and the dominant leader of the African-American community nationwide from the 1890s to his death. Born to slavery and freed by the Civil War in 1865, as a young man, became head of the new Tuskegee Institute, then a teachers' college for blacks. It became his base of operations. His "Atlanta Exposition" speech of 1895 appealed t
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“Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime.”
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