The Negro (Paperback)

by W. E. B. Du Bois (Author), Robert Gregg (Afterword), W. E. B. DuBois (Author) "AFRICA is at once the most romantic and the most tragic of continents..." (more)
Key Phrases: United States, South Africa, West Indies (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
Surprisingly, this 1915 title by one of our nation's most important African American writers has floundered in obscurity for decades. Du Bois here offers one of the earliest histories of African peoples and their cultures, from the devastation caused by European colonization to the lives of blacks in the early 20th century. This edition contains a new afterword by historian Robert Gregg. Essential for all libraries.
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"Robert Gregg, who provides a helpful afterword here, argues the merits of this wide-ranging narrative. . . . Important by any standard." -- Kirkus Reviews, May 15, 2001

The book ought to be generally read, for it sets forth authentic data which form the kind of background essential to race consciousness. -- James Weldon Johnson

The whole is written with an intellectual force, a breadth of learning, and a judicial poise that compel respect. -- New York Times

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Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press (May 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812217756
• ISBN-13: 978-0812217759
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,055,898 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read, even if you have to read it again and again, August 14, 2006

By	InTheKnow "Knowledge is Power" - See all my reviews

This book took me on a deep journey. Granted it may take most more than giving it a once over, but if you spend the time and effort to really get to know the book, and research exactly what the author is saying it is well worth the time that you took to understand it. A great read, and will challenge even the most agile mind.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good to have in print easy to read., May 13, 2007

By	LeRoi Simmons - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Negro (Large Print Edition) (Paperback)

I am pleased that this book is available in a print that I can easily read.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From a College Sophmore POV, October 10, 2005

By	A. Student (Long Island, New York, USA) - See all my reviews

I had to read this book for my African Diasopra class and I had to read most of the lines twice because I didn't understand it. I have read the whole thing at least once and still have little to say of the contents. The afterword, however, was most helpful. It must have some really powerful words in it, but the sentence structure threw me off too much to understand.