Did the African church have a positive effect on African-American life overall?

Does "double-consciousness" (Ch.I, p. 364 et seq.) affect all strata of African-American society?

Do the changes that Du Bois made in references to Jews improve the text (Note on the Texts, pp. 1306-8)?

Who is the "Gentle Reader" to whom Du Bois addresses his book?

Why does Du Bois say that "sensible" black men would have chosen "restricted Negro suffrage" (Ch. II, p. 389)?

Why would Du Bois characterize African-American slavery as "not the worst slavery in the world" (Ch. II, p. 382)?

What else is needed to explain "the Negro's position," if "slavery & race prejudice are...not sufficient" (Ch. III, p. 403)?

What does freedom mean for Du Bois, beyond Emancipation & the ballot?

Is The Souls of Black Folk a great book?