ARGONAUT BOOKS

Essential reading for students of African-American history. The distinguished American civil rights leader, W.E.B. Du Bois first published these fiery essays, sketches, and poems individually nearly 80 years ago in the Atlantic, the Journal of Race Development, and other periodicals. Part essay, part autobiography, 'Darkwater' explicitly addresses significant issues, such as the oppression of women and Eurocentric standards of beauty, the historical rise of the idea of whiteness, and the abridgement of democracy along race, class, and gender lines. Reviews The greatest of th...Read More