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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822650203321

Autore

Alexander Shawn Leigh

Titolo

W. E. B. Du Bois : an American intellectual and activist / / Shawn Leigh Alexander

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4422-0742-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Collana

Library of African American Biography

Disciplina

973.04960730092

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Early Years; 2 The Study of the Negro; 3 Of Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, and Others; 4 Building Movement; 5 The Wings of Atlanta and the NAACP Redux; 6 Marching toward Peace; A Note on Sources; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

W. E. B. Du Bois was one of the most prolific African-American authors, scholars, and leaders of the twentieth century. In this book, Alexander's traces the development of Du Bois' thought over time.