This book was mentioned as being written by W.E.B. Du Bois and was referenced for its portrayal of John Brown, claiming it was fascinating, and that Du Bois's writing touched the soul.
But they don't write in a way that touches the soul the way that someone like Du Bois or James Baldwin can.
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This book was mentioned as being written by W.E.B. Du Bois and was referenced for its portrayal of John Brown, claiming it was fascinating, and that Du Bois's writing touched the soul.
But they don't write in a way that touches the soul the way that someone like Du Bois or James Baldwin can.
And what Du Bois says is that what Brown reveals is that historical processes really shift by the way that people who are able to activate the part of our consciences that are not explicable parts of the political process.