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'Souls of Black Folk' 100th anniversary to be celebrated at UNC's Stone Center

CHAPEL HILL -- Scholars and educators nationwide are poised to recognize the 100th anniversary next year of "The Souls of Black Folk" by W.E.B. DuBois, one of the most influential books in American literature and history.

The Sonja Haynes Stone Black Cultural Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will mark the anniversary with a symposium from Jan. 29-Feb. 3. Topics addressed in a series of events will include "Social Justice and the Black Radical Congress: DuBois Libratory Vision, a 21^st Century Perspsective," "21^st Century Incarnations: Re-figuration of the Black Aesthetic in Black Popular Culture" and "Framing Blackness and Feminism(s) Within the 21^st Century."

DuBois' book, a collection of 14 essays, defined the problem of the 20^th century as that of the color line and held up a vision for change by looking at culture, politics and leadership in the African-American community.

" 'The Souls of Black Folk' was a groundbreaking text when it was published," said Dr. Joseph Jordan, Stone Center director. "It is a text that identifies us as a people in the larger context of society."

For updates on the Stone Center's activities, which are still in the making, visit http://ibiblio.org/shsbcc/ or call 919-962-9001.

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Contact: Jocelyn Womack, program coordinator at 919-962-0395.