W.E.B. DuBois is the author of The Souls of Black Folk published in 1903. The poem, "Double Consciousness" is from the book and is still relevant today.
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He is best known for the powerful novel, Native Son and also Black Boy, Uncle Tom's ChildrenandThe Outsider. Author Richard Wright was much more than that as the following video clips will show you.
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