african american intellectuals

Chronicles the life and career of activist and lawyer Pauli Murray, who systematically fought against discrimination and for equal rights for African Americans.

Looks at high-achieving African-American elites in Washington, D.C., during the Reconstruction, focusing on Daniel Murray, an assistant librarian at the Library of Congress, and others in his social class.

Looks at the life and influence of civil rights activist and leader W. E. B. Du Bois.

". . . a new interpretation of the life of W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the most important African-American scholars and thinkers of the twentieth century"--Provided by publisher.

"Charts the development of African American women as public intellectuals and the evolution of their thought from the end of the 1800s through the Black Power era of the 1970s"--Amazon.

A biography of Alain Locke that discusses his education, career as a professor, and promotion of the literary and artistic work of African Americans.

The first African-American to earn a doctorate at Harvard, W. E. B. Du Bois went on to become one of history's most important civil rights activists. This text analyzes how Du Bois became a leading figure in American history and examines his most influential texts. Students will read and interpret his most important works within their historical context.

A finalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, and longlisted for the National Book Award, The Firebrand and the First Lady is the riveting history, two decades in the making, of how a brilliant writer-turned-activist and the first lady of the United States forged an enduring friendship that helped to alter the course of race and racism in America.

Examines the friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and activist Pauli Murray.

"Simple text and photographs present the life of W.E.B. Du Bois, a scholar and civil rights activist"--Provided by publisher.