This book provides a new interpretation of the life of W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the most important African American scholars and thinkers of the 20th century.
This revealing biography captures the full life of W.E.B. Du Bois—historian, sociologist, author, editor, and a leader in the fight to bring African Americans more fully into the American landscape as well as a forceful proponent of their leaving America altogether and returning to Africa. Drawing on extensive research and including new primary documents, sidebars, and analysis, Gerald Horne and Charisse Burden-Stelly offer a portrait of this remarkable man, paying special attention to the often-overlooked radical decades at the end of Du Bois's life.
The book also highlights Du Bois's relationships with and influence on civil rights activists, intellectuals, and freedom fighters, among them Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, Shirley Graham Du Bois, Louise Thompson Patterson, William Alphaeus Hunton, and Martin Luther King, Jr. The biography includes a selection of primary source documents, including personal letters, speeches, poems, and newspaper articles, that provide insight into Du Bois's life based on his own words and analysis.
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The biography includes a selection of primary source documents, including personal letters, speeches, poems, and newspaper articles, that provide insight into Du Bois's life based on his own words and analysis.Provides a comprehensive overview of the life and times of W.E.B.
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Series Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1
A Life Beginning
Chapter 2
A Life of Excellence
Chapter 3
A Life of Protest
Chapter 4
A Life of Creation
Chapter 5
A Life of Pathways
Chapter 6
A Life of Conflict
Chapter 7
A Life in the Talented Tenth
Chapter 8
A Life of Departure
Chapter 9
A Life in Wartime
Chapter 10
A Life of Radicalism
Chapter 11
A Life on Trial
Chapter 12
A Life of Redemption
Why W.E.B. Du Bois Matters
Timeline
Primary Documents
Bibliography
Index
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This book provides a new interpretation of the life of W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the most important African American scholars and thinkers of the 20th century.
Provides a comprehensive overview of the life and times of W.E.B. Du Bois
Explore the lives of the most iconic figures in African American history, from Barack Obama to Zora Neale Hurston.
· Each volume includes chronological chapters, guiding readers through key periods in the subject’s life
· Readers will also gain a greater understanding of the outside events and influences that shaped each subject’s world, from familial relationships to political and cultural developments, that serve to deepen their learning
· The final chapter explores the cultural and historical significance of the individual and places their actions and beliefs within an overall historical context, enabling readers to understand their enduring importance
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781440864964
Publisert
2019-09-13
Utgiver
Vendor
ABC-CLIO
Vekt
595 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
E, U, 04, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
272