W.E.B. Du Bois : a biography /
"Carrying W.E.B. Du Bois from his birth in Massachusetts in 1868 to his death in Ghana in 1963, this concise encyclopedia covers all of the highlights of his life--his studying at Fisk, Harvard, and Berlin, his tiff with Booker T. Washington, his role with the NAACP and Pan-Africanism, his writ...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
Greenwood Press,
[2010]
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| Series: | Greenwood biographies.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Carrying W.E.B. Du Bois from his birth in Massachusetts in 1868 to his death in Ghana in 1963, this concise encyclopedia covers all of the highlights of his life--his studying at Fisk, Harvard, and Berlin, his tiff with Booker T. Washington, his role with the NAACP and Pan-Africanism, his writings, his globe trotting, and his exile in Ghana. With contributions by leading scholars and a foreword by David Levering Lewis, the book provides a complete overview of Du Bois's life. Featuring the highlights of his life, the events and personalities that influenced him, his intellectual contributions, and his activism, this book provides a complete understanding of this highly influential intellectual activist. With the conclusion of the Cold War, there is the opportunity to obtain a fuller, more complete understanding of Du Bois' entire life. Providing full coverage of his latter crucial years--often ignored in earlier works--this book provides the latest scholarly insights, including a major entry by prizewinning scholar Brenda Gayle Plummer."--Publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 211 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0313349800 (electronic bk.) 9780313349805 (electronic bk.) |