Darkwater: Voices From Within the Veil - W.E.B Du Bois - 1999 Dover Publications Paperback

Condition: Acceptable. Please see the images for more details. Cover art: Includes The Comet a science fiction short story, written by W. E. B. Du Bois in 1920. It discusses the relationship between Jim Davis (a Black man) and Julia (a wealthy white woman) after a comet hits New York and unleashes toxic gases that kill everyone in New York (it isn't specified whether it's the entire state or just the city) except them. Blurb: “DARKWATER: VOICES FROM WITHIN THE VEIL - W. E. B. Du Bois - A tireless, impassioned champion of civil rights, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) forged a distinguished career as an author, editor, and leader in the civil rights movement. The architect of the Niagara Movement (forerunner of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), Du Bois employed his skills as an eloquent, immensely knowledgeable writer and public speaker to help shape the revolt of black intellectuals against the conciliatory policies of Booker T. Washington.