 He notes that when descriptions of actions have negative implications for the majority, and especially for white elites, they are often seen as controversial and such controversial interpretations are typically marked with quotation marks or they are greeted with expressions of distance or doubt.The previously cited book, "The Souls of Black Folk" by W.E.B.Du Bois, represents early African-American literature that describes the author's experiences with racism when he was traveling in the South as an African American.