Teacher Guide

The Souls of Black Folk Lesson Plan

Relationship to Other Books

Consider pairing The Souls of Black Folk with contemporary works that address similar issues, like "The 1619 Project" from The New York Times, Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “The Case for Reparations,” and From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor.

Consider reading other Black essayists, like James Baldwin, Kiese Laymon, and Audre Lorde.

Consider reading Booker T. Washington’s Up from Slavery.

Consider other works by W.E.B. DuBois, including his essays in The Atlantic, Darkwater and Black Reconstruction.

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