Those about him remained silent
Subtitle: the battle over W.E.B. Du Bois
By: Amy Bass
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780816644957; 9780816644964
Description: Amy Bass tells the compelling story of how her home region ignored its most famous son--W.E.B. Du Bois--for decades because of politics and race. A startling and important tale of social denial, of erased historical memory, and a hidden past now coming to light.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The shadow of the veil; title: Du Bois in Great Barrington and beyond; title: Evolution of a progressive mind; title: Her proudest contribution to history; title: Where Willie lived and played; title: A prophet without honor; title: An uncertain legacy.