<p>The distinguished American civil rights leader W. E. B. Du Bois first published these fiery essays sketches and poems individually in 1920 in the <i>Atlantic</i> the <i>Journal of Race Development</i> and other periodicals. Reflecting the author’s ideas as a politician historian and artist this volume has long moved and inspired readers with its militant cry for social political and economic reform. It is essential reading for all students of African American history.</p>