A Stranger in My Own House
The Story of W.E.B. Du Bois
Greensboro, N.C. : Morgan Reynolds Pub., [2005]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 176 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm
One of the founding members of the NAACP and the first editor of its influential publication, The Crisis, W. E. B. Du Bois had a tremendous impact on the fledgling civil rights movement. He began his career in the late nineteenth century as a scientist but was soon swept up in the growing fight against discrimination and racism. Du Bois clashed with other black leaders, including Marcus Garvey and Booker T. Washington, establishing himself as a fiery, independent personality. In his most famous book, The Souls of Black Folk, he explored what he called the problem of the twentieth century-the problem of the color line. Du Bois's early conviction that immediate political and economic equality was the only acceptable goal eventually morphed into a belief in voluntary segregation as a means to achieving that end-a controversial position in some quarters. Concerned about oppressed people everywhere, Du Bois advocated for the liberation of blacks around the world, holding a series of Pan-African Congresses beginning in 1919. He eventually joined the Communist Party and gave up his American citizenship. He died in Ghana, Africa, a powerful leader and unique thinker to the end. Book jacket.
Contents:
A challenging start -- New horizons -- Finding his place -- Atlanta -- The NAACP -- Gathering storm -- Questions and conflicts -- War and peace -- The peace information center -- Back to Africa.
Subjects:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
African American intellectuals -- Biography.
African American civil rights workers -- Biography.
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
African American intellectuals -- Biography.
African American civil rights workers -- Biography.
ISBN:
1931798451 (alk. paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Du Bois, W.E.B. | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-172) and index.