“It is, then, the strife of all honorable men of the twentieth century to see that in the future competition of races, the survival of the fittest shall mean the triumph of the good, the beautiful, and the true; that we may be able to preserve for future civilization all that is really fine and noble and strong, and not continue to put a premium on greed and impudence and cruelty.”

~ W. E. B. Du Bois, “Of the Sons of Master and Man,” The Souls of Black Folk

February is Black History Month, and to this day, African American W. E. B. Du Bois’s groundbreaking book (published in 1903) continues to influence and challenge the core of American culture, practice, and conscience.