Of the Wings of Atlanta

Du Bois delivers once again a wonderful political agenda regarding the south, particular Atlanta, Georgia. He begins a poetic beginning into this essay by stating:

"SOUTH of the North, yet north of the South, lies the City of a Hundred Hills, peering out from the shadows of the past into the promise of the future."

The essay commitment to educate the masses in the purpose of the equality of black folks for fair share of property, education, and wealth. His approach is unique on the make up of Atlanta and his creative way of naming his essay Atalanta instead of Atlanta making an attempt of the profitable city accomplishments. His essay brings up the gold rush of opportunities for folks especially black folks if given the chance to prosper. In his essay Du Bois investigates and explain the rising future of a great city ... Atlanta. The land of promise and dreams since the beginning, in which, he envisions the needed mission of black folks is to take charge.

Du Bois recounts the old past to the new and promising future:

"Let us build the Southern university-William and Mary, Tulaney, Georgia, Texas, Tulane, Vanderbilt, and the others-fit to live; let us build, too,Fisk Negro universities:-Fisk, whose foundation was ever broad; Howard, at the heart of the Nation; Atlanta at Atlanta, whose ideal of scholarship has been held above the temptation of numbers."

Du Bois outlines in "Of the Wings of Atlanta" the ability to rise to new heights of achievement. He names several traits and places to reaching the best of a land that has to offer;

"Patience, Humility, Manners, and Taste, and common schools, kindergartens, industrial, technical schools, literature and tolerance, all these spring from knowledge and culture, the children of the university."

He clarifies that with these measures and goals in places, mothers and fathers will raise strong young boys and girls to be future leaders. The rich soil of the southern city of Atlanta is a the opportunity to more than a member of a race with a history -- rather the pleasures of making the soil fertile of dreams.

As I read Du Bois passionate essay, I must conclude that he was correct to what Atlanta had to offer the masses. The southern city is one of the main attractions of black folks from all areas of creativity. The masses of Atlanta have surpassed even Du Bois' dreams of what the city would reach. There are so many attractions to Atlanta from the arts, music, literature, and entertainment. Du Bois masterfully maps out the great opportunities if one chooses to nurture the opportunity to achieve success in Atlanta. Du Bois sums up his lasting impression for future generations of his much loved city by ending with his essay with the folowing;