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In this pathbreaking book, Adolph Reed, Jr. covers for the first time the sweep and totality of W.E.B. Du Bois's political thought. Departing from existing scholarship, Reed locates the sources of Du Bois's thought in the cauldron of reform-minded intellectual life at the turn of the century, arguing that a commitment of liberal collectivism, an essentially Fabian socialism, remained pivotal in Du Bois's thought even as he embraced a range of political...

W. E. B. Du Bois was a public intellectual, sociologist, and activist on behalf of the African American community. He profoundly shaped black political culture in the United States through his founding role in the NAACP, as well as internationally through the Pan-African movement. DuBois's sociological and historical research on African-American communities and culture broke ground in many areas, including the history of the post-Civil War Reconstruction...

The search for a career, by F. L. Broderick.--"Radicals and conservatives," a modern view, by A. Meier.--The paradox of W. E. B. Du Bois, by A. Meier.--The emerging leader, a contemporary view, by W. H. Ferris.--The NAACP and The crisis, by C. F. Kellogg.--An accomodationist in wartime, by E. M. Rudwick.--The continuing debate: Washington vs. Du Bois, by B. Mathews.--Pan-Africanism as "romantic racism," by H. R. Isaacs.--The historian, by H. Aptheker.--A...

This is the first published, comprehensive interpretation of Du Bois's educational thought. Historian Derrick P. Alridge moves beyond the overly discussed "debates" between Booker T. Washington and Du Bois to provide fresh insights into Du Bois's educational thinking. He draws on a plethora of published and unpublished primary sources to illuminate Du Bois's educational thought on a wide variety of issues, such as women and education, black leadership,...

Biography of civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois, which argues that, despite his often being labeled an atheist, his religious and spiritual insights are actually central to understanding his political and intellectual work.

In the 20 years between 1895 and 1915, two key leaders -- Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois -- shaped the struggle for African American rights. This book examines the impact of their fierce debate on America's response to Jim Crow and positions on civil rights throughout the 20th century--and evaluates the legacies of these two individuals even today.

"W. E.B. Du Bois was the preeminent black scholar of his era. He was also a principal founder and for twenty-eight years an executive officer of the nation's most effective civil rights organization, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Even though Du Bois was best known for his lifelong stance against racial oppression, he represented much more. He condemned the racism of the white world but also criticized African...