The Gift of Black Folk: The Negroes in the Making of America

Reprint of the 1924 Edition.

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Du Bois' The Gift of Black Folk explores the contributions African Americans have made to American society, detailing the importance of racial diversity to the United States.

Writing for a general audience, Du Bois employs a sweeping scope for his argument, covering the European discovery of America to the twentieth century.