{"product_id":"9781518308451","title":"The Talented Tenth","description":"\u003cb\u003eW.E.B. Du Bois was one of the most influential leaders of black thought in American history.\u003c\/b\u003e Setting out to show to the reader “the strange meaning of being black here in the dawning of the Twentieth Century,” Du Bois wrote at length about the meaning and importance of emancipation for blacks, as well as its effects. His voice also ably demonstrated views on the role of the leaders of his race.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to his prescient writing, Du Bois attended Harvard, becoming the first black man to earn a doctorate there. He went on to be a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University, and he also co-founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). \u003cb\u003eHis 1903 book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Souls of Black Folk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e remains one of the most important works about black culture, and his \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlack Reconstruction in America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e challenged the prevailing views that blacks did not participate in any meaningful way during Reconstruction. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Firework Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171028386032,"sku":"9781518308451","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781518308451_p0.jpg?v=1763738632","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781518308451","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}