# Darkwater — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Darkwater by W. E. B. Du Bois.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/dedication.md): A brief dedication to a woman named Nina, dated May 12, 1896, setting a personal and intimate tone for the work.
- [Postscript](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/postscript.md): Du Bois reflects on the universal themes of human existence—self, ancestry, community, labor, governance, love, beauty, death, and war—and explains his unique perspective as an observer from behind the veil. He describes
- [Darkwater](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/darkwater.md): The chapter 'Darkwater' serves as a poetic and philosophical meditation on the experiences of Black Americans living behind the veil of racial oppression. It explores themes of double consciousness, economic exploitation
- [Credo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/credo.md): A poetic declaration of faith that affirms belief in a universal God, the brotherhood of all races, pride in the Negro race, the value of service, the evil of war and imperialism, the necessity of liberty and voting righ
- [I: The Shadow of Years](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/i-the-shadow-of-years.md): Du Bois reflects on his early career, his time at Wilberforce, his marriage, his sociological study in Philadelphia, and his transformative years at Atlanta University. He describes his growing indignation against racial

> 19 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=darkwater_se_648kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [A Litany at Atlanta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/a-litany-at-atlanta.md)
- [II: The Souls of White Folk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/ii-the-souls-of-white-folk.md)
- [The Riddle of the Sphinx](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/the-riddle-of-the-sphinx.md)
- [III: The Hands of Ethiopia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/iii-the-hands-of-ethiopia.md)
- [The Princess of the Hither Isles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/the-princess-of-the-hither-isles.md)
- [Of Work and Wealth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/iv-of-work-and-wealth.md)
- [The Second Coming](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/the-second-coming.md)
- [The Servant in the House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/v-the-servant-in-the-house.md)
- [Jesus Christ in Texas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/jesus-christ-in-texas.md)
- [Of the Ruling of Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/vi-of-the-ruling-of-men.md)
- [The Call](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/the-call.md)
- [The Damnation of Women](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/vii-the-damnation-of-women.md)
- [Children of the Moon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/children-of-the-moon.md)
- [VIII: The Immortal Child](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/viii-the-immortal-child.md)
- [Almighty Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/almighty-death.md)
- [IX: Of Beauty and Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/ix-of-beauty-and-death.md)
- [The Prayers of God](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/the-prayers-of-god.md)
- [X: The Comet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/x-the-comet.md)
- [A Hymn to the Peoples](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/a-hymn-to-the-peoples.md)

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