Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil

W.E.B. Du Bois' Darkwater is a powerful and eloquent argument that a belief in humanity is a belief in colored men, combining essays, analysis, poetry, allegory, and short fiction to explore segregation, slavery, and the global color line.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 16 November 2021
Publisher: Verso Books

W.E.B. Du Bois, in his book Darkwater, continues the project he began in his renowned work The Souls of Black Folk. This profound exploration delves into the devastating consequences of segregation, slavery, and the pervasive global color line that shrouded half the world's population in darkness. Originally published in 1920, Darkwater serves as a powerful testament to the growing influence of marginalized races worldwide. It includes Africa's scathing indictment of Europe, a captivating study of the peculiar and twisted souls of white individuals, and his groundbreaking essay "The Damnation of Women," in which he delves deeply into the oppression of women and the double burdens imposed upon black women.

Darkwater weaves together essays, analysis, poetry, allegory, and short fiction to form an impassioned and eloquent argument. As Du Bois asserts, a belief in humanity is inseparable from a belief in colored men. This book, with a new introduction by award-winning poet and novelist Honorée Fanonne Jeffers and a historical preface by Manning Marable, provides a fresh perspective on Du Bois's enduring legacy.

Weight: 164g
Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781839764073