Darkwater: voices from within the veil

"First published in 1920, Darkwater gives voice to the rising power of the "darker races" around the world; it frames Africa's blistering indictment of Europe in a study of the curious and twisted souls of white folk; and it includes Du Bois's landmark essay "The Damnation of Women," in which he explores gender inequality and the double burdens forced onto black women. Combining essays and analysis with poetry, allegory, and short fiction, Darkwater is an angry and eloquent argument that, as Du Bois writes, "a belief in humanity is a belief in colored men.""--

The Shadow of Years: A Litany at Atlanta -- The Souls of White Folk: The Riddle of the Sphinx -- The Hands of Ethiopia: The Princess of the Hither Isles -- Of Work and Wealth: The Second Coming -- "The Servant in the House" Jesus Christ in Texas -- Of the Ruling of Men: The Call -- The Damnation of Women: Children of the Moon -- The Immortal Child: Almighty Death -- Of Beauty and Death: The Prayers of God -- The Comet: A Hymn to the Peoples.