the souls of black folk author

The author of "The Souls of Black Folk" is W. E. B. Du Bois. W. E. B. Du Bois, a prominent African American thinker, writer, sociologist, historian, editor, and activist, published this landmark collection of essays in 1903. The book explores Black life and race relations in the United States around the turn of the 20th century and is considered a foundational work in African-American literature and sociology. It introduced important ideas such as "double- consciousness" and challenged prevailing views on Black progress during that era.