The Souls of Black Folk
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The Forethought Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 The Afterthought
Themes
All Themes Slavery vs. Freedom Material vs. Psychological Racism Education Leadership Exclusion vs. Belonging
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Characters
All Characters W.E.B. Du Bois Booker T. Washington Josie Burghardt Du Bois Alexander Crummell John Jones The "White John" The Judge Jennie
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All Symbols The Color Line The Veil Double Consciousness African-American Spirituals
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The Souls of Black Folk

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W.E.B. Du Bois
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