Cornel West - The Historical Philosophy of . Du Bois - Class 3

The Historical Philosophy of . Du Bois Cornel West Week 3 The Crisis of Black Leadership The Souls of Black Folk, pp 392-404 “The Talented Tenth”, pp 842-861 “Marcus Garvey”, pp 969-979 Course Description: This course will examine the historical philosophy of the towering Black scholar and great freedom fighter of the 20th Century. We shall engage in close readings of Du Bois’ classic work, “The Souls of Black Folk” (1903) as well as subsequent essays in his magisterial corpus, especially his classic autobiography, “Dusk of Dawn” (1940)