Going to Meet the Man vs The Souls of Black Folk: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Afro-Americans, Race Relations, African Americans, United States, Fiction

Cover of Going to Meet the Man

Going to Meet the Man James Baldwin · 1965 ★★★★☆ 4.4 226 pages · ≈ 4 h 11 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Souls of Black Folk

The Souls of Black Folk W. E. B. Du Bois · 1903 ★★★★☆ 4.3 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.4 vs 4.3 — either is a safe pick by score.
Going to Meet the Man is the easier read (Moderate), The Souls of Black Folk more demanding (Demanding).

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