Welcome to SANKOFA Reading Group's blog on The Souls of Black Folk by William E. B. DuBois

Where do we begin?
Preliminary Questions

How do we access online copies of  The Souls of Black Folk?

SANKOFA Reading Group is joining Dr. Leslie B. McLemore and the JSU community in reading The Souls of Black Folk.  The Campus Reading Community Book Club first meeting will be held on September 29th. To join the Campus Reading Community Book Club, send an email with your name, class (if you're a student), and email address to publicrelations@jsums.edu. Let the Reading Begin!

The book, The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. DuBois, can be accessed electronically-1.     http://sampson.jsums.edu/screens/OPAC.html (for the JSU Community)
2.   http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/408 (through Project Gutenberg)

If you prefer a hard copy of the book, most bookstores sell copies of the book ranging in cost from $1-$5 for a Dover Thrift edition to over $15 for a Norton Critical Edition copy of The Souls of Black Folk.

Why should we read The Souls of Black Folk?

The Souls of Black Folk is one of the most controversial books in print, and has been since its first printing. The Souls of Black Folk is Du Bois's effort to show the humanity of black people by appealing to the audience's intellect through social science and plain ol' common sense. A few of the primary reasons The Souls of Black Folk has stood the test of time is the beauty of its lyrical, graceful prose, and the fact that Du Bois's assessments were numerous, truthful, and attainable. He had the gift of a seer, the tongue of a poet, and unblinking observations, all of which came together to create a literary masterpiece. Many consider The Souls of Black Folk to be America's greatest contribution to the literary world.

Source: http://aalbc.com/reviews/reconsideringthesouls.htm

Let the reading begin!