Darkwater (Voices from Within the Veil)

Du Bois wrote three autobiographies, the first of which, "Darkwater: Voices From Within the Veil," examined racism around the world. In this work, Du Bois hoped to lift the metaphorical veil between white and black readers to reveal the distorted viewpoints of each side. It contains a series of essays, each followed by a short fictional story or poem, which address issues of gender oppression, the idea of whiteness, and democracy along race, class and gender lines.