{"product_id":"9781784787776","title":"Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil","description":"\u003cb\u003eEssential reading for students of African-American history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe distinguished American civil rights leader, W. E. B. Du Bois first published these fiery essays, sketches, and poems individually nearly 80 years ago in the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Race Development, \u003c\/i\u003eand other periodicals. Part essay, part autobiography, \u003ci\u003eDarkwater\u003c\/i\u003e explicitly addresses significant issues, such as the oppression of women and Eurocentric standards of beauty, the historical rise of the idea of whiteness, and the abridgement of democracy along race, class, and gender lines. 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 reforms for black Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140136517872,"sku":"9781784787776","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781784787776_p0.jpg?v=1763727267","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781784787776","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}