15589. THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK (W.E.B. DUBOIS) AND RACE MATTERS (CORNEL WEST). DuBois' 1903 and West's 1993 works are concerned with race relations in the U.S.; however, there are many differences between them because of the different timeframes in which they were written. On the other hand, both writers agree that psychological damage is caused by racism and that African-Americans themselves need to take action in order to improve the situation. 6 pages, 22 footnotes, 2 bibliographic sources.