W. E. B. Du Bois: a great American, ca. August 1957

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Title

W. E. B. Du Bois: a great American, ca. August 1957

Subject

Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963--Biography

Description

In advance of his 90th birthday, outlining and commending W. E. B. Du Bois's long career and vast accomplishments, wisdom, humor, and reason; describing his upbringing and early career, affiliations with the N.A.A.C.P. and the "Crisis," his teaching and publications; responses to the First and Second World Wars; international travels; civil rights efforts in the U.S. and the "uncompromising political ideas" that drove them; federal indictment and trial; and current stance towards mostly same issues.

Creator

Belfrage, Cedric, 1904-1990

Date

1957-08

Language

English

Type

Essays
Biographies (documents)

Identifier

mums312-b147-i241

Coverage

London, England

Citation

Belfrage, Cedric, 1904-1990, “W. E. B. Du Bois: a great American, ca. August 1957,” W.E.B. Du Bois and the Digital Humanities, accessed October 1, 2023, http://dubois.roopikarisam.com/cms/items/show/547.

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