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Summary Of From The Souls Of Black Folk

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W.E.B. Du Bois’ “From The Souls of Black Folk” is important to read because the reader is able to see the growth of America in its educational and civic barriers it once possessed. In the article “From The Souls of Black Folk” Du Bois praises the work of Booker T. Washington, although the two have some different thoughts they were very passionate about helping the people who were once slaves adjust to their new freedom. The most important thing that Du Bois talks about in his article is education. To show his enthusiasm he talks about Washington’s experience seeing a young boy trying to better himself, “And so thoroughly did he learn the speech and thought of triumphant commercialism, and the ideals of material prosperity, that the picture
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