"Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil" is a collection of essays and poems written by W.E.B. Du Bois, a prominent African American sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist. The book was first published in 1920. In "Darkwater," Du Bois explores various aspects of African American life, culture, and history, as well as broader issues of race, identity, and social justice.
The essays in "Darkwater" cover a range of topics, including the experience of being black in America, the legacy of slavery, racial discrimination, the concept of double consciousness, the role of religion, and the struggle for civil rights. Du Bois also reflects on his own life and intellectual journey, offering personal insights and perspectives.
The title "Darkwater" symbolizes the submerged experiences and perspectives of African Americans, which Du Bois seeks to bring to light through his writing. The book is a powerful and influential work that continues to resonate with readers interested in African American history, literature, and social justice.
Tom died about 1787, but of him came many sons, and one, Jack, who helped in the War of 1812. Of Jack and his wife, Violet, was born a mighty family, splendidly named: Harlow and Ira, Cloë, Lucinda, Maria, and Othello! I dimly remember my grandfather, Othello,—or "Uncle Tallow,"—a brown man, strong-voiced and redolent with tobacco, who sat stiffly in a great high chair because his hip was broken. He was probably a bit lazy and given to wassail. At any rate, grandmother had a shrewish tongue and often berated him. This grandmother was Sarah—"Aunt Sally"—a stern, tall, Dutch-African woman, beak-nosed, but beautiful-eyed and golden-skinned. Ten or more children were theirs, of whom the youngest was Mary, my mother.
Mother was dark shining bronze, with a tiny ripple in her black hair, black-eyed, with a heavy, kind face. She gave one the impression of infinite patience, but a curious determination was concealed in her softness. The family were small farmers on Egremont Plain, between Great Barrington and Sheffield, Massachusetts. The bits of land were too small to support the great families born on them and we were always poor. I never remember being cold or hungry, but I do remember that shoes and coal, and sometimes flour, caused mother moments of anxious thought in winter, and a new suit was an event!
At about the time of my birth economic pressure was transmuting the family generally from farmers to "hired" help. Some revolted and migrated westward, others went cityward as cooks and barbers. Mother worked for some years at house service in Great Barrington, and after a disappointed love episode with a cousin, who went to California, she met and married Alfred Du Bois and went to town to live by the golden river where I was born.
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