A nice edition with 80 illustrations and photographs to accompany the text. His article Strivings of the Negro People is also included.SeaWolf Press is proud to offer another book in its Illustrated Black History Collection. Each book in the collection usually contains the text and illustrations from the first or early edition, and additional photographs about the subject. Our version has: 80 illustrations and photographs. These really help bring the book to life.Text that has been proofread to avoid errors common in other versions.Look for other books in our Illustrated Black History Collection.The Souls of Black Folk is a 1903 work of American literature by W. E. B. Du Bois. It is a seminal work in the history of sociology and a cornerstone of African-American literature. The book contains several essays on race, some of which the magazine Atlantic Monthly had previously published. To develop this work, Du Bois drew from his own experiences as an African American in American society. Outside of its notable relevance in African-American history, The Souls of Black Folk also holds an important place in social science as one of the early works in the field of sociology. Du Bois used the term "double consciousness", perhaps taken from Ralph Waldo Emerson, applying it to the idea that black people must have two fields of vision at all times. They must be conscious of how they view themselves, as well as being conscious of how the world views them.