W. E. B. Du Bois Souls of Black Folk: A Graphic Interpretation - Paperback

$23.95

W. E. B. Du Bois Souls of Black Folk: A Graphic Interpretation - Paperback

Name: W. E. B. Du Bois Souls of Black Folk: A Graphic Interpretation - Paperback
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SKU: 9781978824652
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by W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963) , Paul Peart-Smith

$23.95

Book Overview

"The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line." These were the prescient words of W. E. B. Du Bois's influential 1903 book The Souls of Black Folk. The preeminent Black intellectual of his generation, Du Bois wrote about the trauma of seeing the Reconstruction era's promise of racial equality cruelly dashed by the rise of white supremacist terror and Jim Crow laws. Yet he also argued for the value of African American cultural traditions and provided inspiration for countless civil rights leaders who followed him. Now artist Paul Peart-Smith offers the first graphic adaptation of Du Bois's seminal work.

Peart-Smith's graphic adaptation provides historical and cultural contexts that bring to life the world behind Du Bois's words. Readers will get a deeper understanding of the cultural debates The Souls of Black Folk engaged in, with more background on figures like Booker T. Washington, the advocate of black economic uplift, and the Pan-Africanist minister Alexander Crummell. This beautifully illustrated book vividly conveys the continuing legacy of The Souls of Black Folk, effectively updating it for the era of the 1619 Project and Black Lives Matter.

ISBN	9781978824652
Author	W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963) , Paul Peart-Smith
Publisher	Rutgers University Press
Genre	History, Education, and Comics & graphic novels
Format	Paperback
Published	April 2023
Language	ENG- English
Pages	180
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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About Paul Peart-Smith

Paul Peart-Smith is a celebrated cartoonist of over 35 years, with experience in concept art, graphic design, and animation. Having studied to be an Illustrator in Cambridge, England, he has worked on comics for2000 AD, including Slaughter Bowl from its digital-only collections. He is the illustrator and adapter of W. E. B. Du Bois Souls of Black Folk: A Graphic Interpretation. He lives in Tasmania, Australia.