The Souls of Black Folk
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
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
Quotes
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
Symbols
All Symbols The Color Line The Veil Double Consciousness African-American Spirituals
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Genre Idioms Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Paradox Pathos Personification Setting Similes Style Tone
Quizzes
All Quizzes The Forethought Quiz Chapter 1: Of Our Spiritual Strivings Quiz Chapter 2: Of the Dawn of Freedom Quiz Chapter 3: Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others Quiz Chapter 4: Of the Meaning of Progress Quiz Chapter 5: Of the Wings of Atlanta Quiz Chapter 6: Of the Training of Black Men Quiz Chapter 7: Of the Black Belt Quiz Chapter 8: Of the Quest of the Golden Fleece Quiz Chapter 9: Of the Sons of Master and Man Quiz Chapter 10: Of the Faith of the Fathers Quiz Chapter 11: Of the Passing of the First-Born Quiz Chapter 12: Of Alexander Crummell Quiz Chapter 13: Of the Coming of John Quiz Chapter 14: Of the Sorrow Songs Quiz The Afterthought Quiz
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