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Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Young East Oakland Author Parallels Past, Present Tales of African Americans

W.E.B. Dubois is recognized as one the great African-American authors of all time. In 1903, he published a book entitled “The Souls of Black Folks.” The book contained essays on race written by Dubois, and drew from his personal experiences being African-American during that time period. One hundred and seven years later, another author has