tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post7103950616519250522..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: The Souls of Black FolkJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-38611012804870084282009-08-10T11:25:15.716+03:002009-08-10T11:25:15.716+03:00I've only read the chapter on Booker T. Washin...I've only read the chapter on Booker T. Washington. It was enough to compell me to read more.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-31983792228509293772009-08-10T00:59:52.507+03:002009-08-10T00:59:52.507+03:00Back in the late 60s/early 70s ''Souls'...Back in the late 60s/early 70s ''Souls'' was widely read and discussed with much enthusiasm on college campuses. Today, it has been forgotten. <br /><br />Unfortunately, racism has not been totally eliminated in society and the Gates situation in Cambridge, MA proves it. But it will be interesting to see how the book will be viewed in future generations when (hopefully) much ofTripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-30898389460876486992009-07-30T08:58:55.650+03:002009-07-30T08:58:55.650+03:00The Spanish-American War stirred up a lot of anti-...The Spanish-American War stirred up a lot of anti-imperialist feelings. Twain wrote extensively on the subject. Many saw it as a trumped-up war with the US was mostly interested in securing the Caribbean, but they got the Philippines and Guam in the process, thereby greatly expanding the reach of the US.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-43311458369040765372009-07-30T04:17:04.258+03:002009-07-30T04:17:04.258+03:00I was surprised to read that William James, along ...I was surprised to read that William James, along with Mark Twain, was one of the nation's leading and out-spoken opponents of imperialism.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-66832038259191493242009-07-29T15:21:48.341+03:002009-07-29T15:21:48.341+03:00I've never read "The American Scene"...I've never read "The American Scene" and can't remember one person of color in the writings of Henry James. Of course, I haven't read everything he wrote.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.com