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W.E.B. Du Bois : a biography in four voices /

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In this film four prominent African-American writers each narrate a period in the life of the sociologist and author, W.E.B. Du Bois, and describe his impact on their work. They chronicle Du Bois' role as a founder of the NAACP, organizer of the first Pan-African Congress, editor of Crisis, a j...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Scribe Video Center, California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Brown, Wesley, 1945-, Davis, Thulani, Bambara, Toni Cade, Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014, Massiah, Louis
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1995.
Subjects:
Du Bois, W. E. B. > (William Edward Burghardt), > 1868-1963.
African American sociologists > Biography.
African American authors > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People > History.
Pan African Congress > History.
Crisis > History.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
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Summary:In this film four prominent African-American writers each narrate a period in the life of the sociologist and author, W.E.B. Du Bois, and describe his impact on their work. They chronicle Du Bois' role as a founder of the NAACP, organizer of the first Pan-African Congress, editor of Crisis, a journal of the black cultural renaissance, and author of a series of landmark sociological studies. Anathematized during the McCarthy years, Du Bois immigrated to Ghana, the first independent African state, where he died.
Item Description:Originally released in 1995.
Date from label.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Production Credits:Directors of photography, Michael Chin, Arthur Jafa, Larry Banks ; editor, Monica Henriquez ; composers, Dwight Andrews, Dave Burrell, David Murray.