#WEBDuBois was born on #ThisDayInHistory in 1868. Across a long life he was an #antiracist activist and the first Black #Harvard PhD. His short book #TheSoulsOfBlackFolk, his work on #Reconstruction, and his appeal to the UN against US #HumanRights violations remain important.

Toni Morrison’s “Tar Baby” (1981) and W. E. B. DuBois’s “The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study” (1899). #111Words #ToniMorrison #TarBaby #WEBDuBois #ThePhiladelphiaNegro #TheSoulsOfBlackFolk #DoubleConsciousness https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2025/05/toni-morrisons-tar-baby-1981-and-w-e-b.html

“Double consciousness” in Jordan Peele and Toni Morrison. #111Words #JordanPeele #GetOut #DanielKaluuya #ToniMorrison #TheBluestEye #ChollyBreedlove #WEBDuBois #TheSoulsOfBlackFolk #DoubleConsciousness #TheSunkenPlace https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2025/03/double-consciousness-in-jordan-peele.html

Happy Black History Month from the Valley of the Dolls! #BlackHistoryMonth #gijoe #dolls #dollcollector #dollphotographer #boydolls #blackhistorymonth2025 #blackhistory #thesoulsofblackfolk #webdubois #blackauthors #blackstudies #blackstudy #civilrights #equalrights

Happy Black History Month from GI Joe and the Valley of the Dolls! #BlackHistoryMonth #gijoe #dolls #dollcollector #dollphotographer #boydolls #blackhistorymonth2025 #blackhistory #thesoulsofblackfolk #webdubois #blackauthors #blackstudies #blackstudy #civilrights #equalrights

Happy Black History Month from the Valley of the Dolls! #dolls #barbie #dollcollector #dollphotographer #BlackHistoryMonth2025 #blackhistorymonth #blacklivesmatter #blackhistory #books #readingbooks #bookclub #bookclubs #the1619project #thesoulsofblackfolk #thenewjimcrow

Black history month is ending soon, so I wanted to share these two great books I'm reading/listening to. #BHM #bellhooks #thewilltochange #webdubois #thesoulsofblackfolk