Harcourt, brace, 1935 includes bibliographical references pages 731737 and index presents the pioneering work in the study of the role of african americans during reconstruction by the most influential black intellectual of. Its subtitle is an essay toward a history of the part which black folk played in the attempt reconstruct democracy in america, 18601880. Dubois begins each chapter of black reconstruction with a signpost of sorts. It marked a significant break with the standard academic view of reconstruction at the time, the dunning school, which contended that the period was a. The story of transplanting millions of africans to the new world, and of their bondage for. Black reconstruction in america an essay toward a history of the part which black folk played in the attempt to reconstruct dempcracy in america, i86oi88o by w. Compare du bois, suppression of slavetrade, chapter xi.
Du bois published an influential book titled black reconstruction in america. Presents the pioneering work in the study of the role of african americans during reconstruction by the most influential black intellectual of his time the black worker the white worker. It was the first major corrective to dunning school historiography, and even now. Black reconstruction online university of the left. Click here to read previous entries in this series. Du boiss massive essay about the reconstruction period in the aftermath of the us civil war. The black worker how black men, coming to america in the sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, became a central thread in the history of the united states, at once a challenge to its democracy and always an important part of its economic history and social development. The fate of american blacks, du bois makes clear, was intimately.
An essay toward a history of the part which black folk played in the attempt to reconstruct democracy in america, 18601880 is a history of the reconstruction era by w. Du bois argues that the period represented an potential revolutionary moment in which the southern black population played an active and crucial role. Compare du bois, suppression of slavetmde, chapter xi. An audio book version of black reconstruction in america is read by mirron willis, specifically the. This excerpt, from a chapter titled the propaganda of history, questions the ways in which reconstruction was being studied and taught at the time. Black reconstruction in america, 18601880 is a complex. A brief summary to tell you, the reader, what to expect. Robert williams conducts the research for this web site. Consider assigning excerpts from black reconstruction in america such as du bois preface, to the reader or the summary of what american school children. Du boiss massive essay about the reconstruction period in the aftermath of the us. Some negroes spent their money foolishly, and were worse off than they had been before. The black worker how black men, coming to america in the sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, became a central thread in the history of the united states, at once a challenge to.