The Quest of the Silver Fleece

W. E. B. Du Bois, Mint Editions

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English

Mint Editions
04 May 2021

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Historical fiction

Series: Mint Editions

When two young people are given a life-changing opportunity they encounter moral and systemic challenges that are directly tied to their racial and economic backgrounds. In The Quest of the Silver Fleece, W.E.B. Du Bois confronts covert discrimination in contemporary America.

Cotton, also known as ""silver fleece,"" is still a prized possession in the early-twentieth century. It continues to generate massive profits that are barely distributed amongst its predominantly Black workforce. Zora is a child of the South, and Bles, is a man with Northern sensibilities-yet, they both feel the weight of oppression. Set in Alabama and Washington D.C., The Quest of the Silver Fleece examines the struggle for upward mobility and the compromises to sustain it.

As a sociologist, Du Bois explores the ongoing effects of racial inequality in both the North and South. With The Quest of the Silver Fleece, he highlights the glaring disparity between the white establishment and African American labor. It's an explicit indictment of continued oppression in a post-slavery society.

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By: W. E. B. Du Bois
Contributions by: Mint Editions
Imprint: Mint Editions
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 431g
ISBN: 9781513219080
ISBN 10: 1513219081
Series: Mint Editions
Pages: 310
Publication Date: 04 May 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

W.E.B. Du Bois (1868–1963), also known as William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, was a prolific writer, scholar and civil rights activist. He was born in Massachusetts to a family of mixed African and European ancestry. Du Bois attended an integrated primary school before enrolling in Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. He was encouraged to pursue higher education, which inspired him to empower other Black people. Du Bois’ storied legacy includes becoming the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University, as well as co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

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The Quest of the Silver Fleece

W. E. B. Du Bois, Mint Editions

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