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The Historical Philosophy of . Du Bois Dartmouth College, ENGL – Summer 2017 Cornel West Week 7 Du Bois and the Plight of Black Women “The Damnation of Women”, pp 952-968 “So the Girl Marries”, pp 1003-1009 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)
