The Correspondence of W.E.B. Du Bois, Volume II: Selections, 1934–1944 - Softcover

Du Bois, W.E.B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155849104X ISBN 13: 9781558491045

Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press, 1997

Synopsis

Scholar, author, editor, teacher, reformer, and civil rights leader, W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) was a major figure in American life and one of the earliest proponents of equality for black Americans. He was a founder and leader of the Niagara Movement, the NAACP, and the Pan-African Movement; a progenitor of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance; an advocate of anticolonialism, anti-imperialism, unionism, and equality for women; and a champion of the rights of oppressed people around the world.

The three-volume Correspondence of W.E.B. Du Bois offers a unique perspective on Du Bois's experiences and views. In recognition of the significance of the Correspondence, the final volume was named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review.

Herbert Aptheker has provided an introduction and notes to each volume, illuminating the circumstances and identifying the personalities involved in the correspondence. A long time friend and colleague of Du Bois, Aptheker is a well-known historian of the African American experience. In 1939 and again in 1969, he won the history award given by the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. Among his most prominent works are American Negro Slave Revolts and the three-volume Documentary History of the Negro People in the United States.

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About the Author

W.E.B. Du Bois was a critic, editor, scholar, author, and civil rights leader.

Herbert Aptheker was a colleague of Du Bois's and a historian of the Afro-American experience.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 155849104X
• ISBN 13: 9781558491045
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512
• Editor: Aptheker Herbert