Title: W.E.B. Du Bois
Subtitle: a biography
First published: 2009
Description: "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.
Subjects: Biography, African Americans, History, African American civil rights workers, Pan-Africanism, Civil rights, African American authors, Intellectuals, Civil rights workers, African American intellectuals, Du bois, w. e. b. (william edward burghardt), 1868-1963, African americans, biography, Authors, american, African americans, civil rights
Places: United States
People: W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963)
LC classification: E185.97.D73 H68 2009