Reconsidering the Souls of Black Folk : Thoughts on the Groundbreaking Classic Work of W. E. B. Dubois

by CROUCH STANLEY

• ISBN13: 9780762413492
• ISBN10: 0762413492
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

Stanley Crouch teams up with noted journalist Playthell Benjamin for this thought-provoking look back atThe Souls of Black Folk,the epochal, prophetic work by the great African-American intellectual W. E. B. DuBois. Crouch -- and internationally recognized jazz critic, syndicated columnist, and author -- and Behnjamin appraise the contributions of DuBois's work, noting its uncanny relevance to today's society and its profound impact on the field of African-American studies.Reconsidering the Souls of Black Folkis a fitting tribute to a literary and sociological triumph.

Author Biography

Playthell Benjamin is a veteran columnist and critic whose work has graced the pages of the London Times, the Village Voice, and many other publications. Perhaps the nation's most respected commentator on racial matters, Stanley Crouch writes for The New Republic, the New York Daily News, and other magazines and newspapers. He has also published collections of essays and a novel

Table of Contents

Playthell Benjamin
The Souls of Black Folk: Poetry, Prophecy, Pioneering Social Science	6	(2)
The Historical Context in Which Souls Was Born	8	(6)
The Struggle For a First-Rate Liberal Education	14	(9)
The Struggle to Study Abroad	23	(7)
The Engaged Scholar Takes the Field	30	(5)
The Philadelphia Negro	35	(15)
The Philadelphia Negro: A Final Word	50	(1)
Some Antecedents of Souls	51	(51)
A reply from Stanley Crouch: A Two-Part Invention on the Black Willie Blues
Blues To Be There	69	(10)
Blues in the Background	79	(23)
Playthell Benjamin
The Souls of Black Folk: Interpreting the Text	102	(39)
A Note on Life After Souls	141	(16)
Some Reflections on the Legacy of W.E.B. DuBois	157	(28)
The Legacy (Part II)	185	(1)
The Historians	186	(13)
The Legacy (Part III)	199	(1)
The Sociologists	200	(11)
Some Parting Thoughts	211	(33)
A reply from Stanley Crouch
A Hundred Years Hence: Blues to Be DuBois	214	(30)
The Legacy of DuBois	244