Biography of W.E.B. Du Bois, founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, who led the fight for civil rights for African Americans in the first half of the twentieth century.
Presents twelve essays that examine the writings and influence of African-American scholar W. E. B. DuBois, as well as a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by Harold Bloom.
Examines W.E.B. Du Bois's photographs that were on display at the 1900 Paris Exposition, discussing the antiracist message Du Bois conveyed in his exhibition of them, and their connection to his critical thought.
A brief biography of the African American educator and activist who helped found the NAACP and worked much of his life to gain equitable treatment for his people.
A biography tracing the development of Du Bois as an African-American intellectual who engendered a new understanding of racial issues on the part of the American public.