In memory of an extraordinary man that changed the way political views were expressed in literature. I planned to do a 5 series conclusion of all the essays in W.E.B. Du Bois collection of essays; The Souls of Black Folk. I do have to admit that it was a coworker of mine encouraging me to review the book. I previously heard of The Souls of Black Folk and brought a copy.
I was moved then when I first read my copy, however, I was more than expressed the second time around. I thank Mr. Owen Brown for being that determined person. The Souls of Black Folk have completely changed my life in enriching the difficult subject of politics and equality for all.
I took the first essay and reviewed the passionate topic Of The Training Of Black Men, in which, my Suite101 article received rave reviews. It is one of my very best. Mr. Owen Brown and I together add our own views and beliefs of the subject to create an outstanding essay. I was moved to write my own poem of reflecting the theme of W.E.B. Du Bois:
Of The Training Of Black Men
In the essay, Of The Training Of Black Men, it focuses on the importance of higher education for the then freed black man. Quality education is the portal to development of the mind in order to reach becoming a cultured individual. Du Bois eloquence of writing provides a pictorial view of the need for quality education. His essay emphasize at the close of the Civil War until 1876 was the period of different types of schools; army schools, mission schools, and schools of the Freedmen Bureau were not in the greatest shape. The duty of these schools was to educate the now transition from slavery to freedom. In this transformation there will be thoughts of not living up to the potential now bestow on black men. Du Bois addresses this issue in his essay by stating: "The inferiority of black men, even if forces by fraud; A shriek in the night for the freedom of men who themselves are not yet sure of their right to demand it. This is the tangle of thought and afterthought wherein we are called to solve the problem of training men for life."
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