Bibliograph

W.E.B. Du Bois, David Levering Lewis

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W.E.B. Du Bois, David Levering Lewis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

W.E.B. Du Bois

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

27727681

Responsibility statement

David Levering Lewis

Summary

This second volume of what is already a classic work begins with the triumphal return from WWI of African American veterans to the shattering reality of racism and lynching even as America discovers the New Negro of literature and art. In stunning detail, Lewis chronicles the little-known political agenda behind the Harlem Renaissance and Du Bois's relentless fight for equality and justice, including his steadfast refusal to allow whites to interpret the aspirations of black America. Seared by the rejection of terrified liberals and the black bourgeoisie during the Communist witch-hunts, Du Bois ended his days in uncompromising exile in newly independent Ghana. In re-creating the turbulent times in which he lived and fought, Lewis restores the inspiring and famed Du Bois to his central place in American history

resource.variantTitle

W.E.B. DuBois

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