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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, Shawn Leigh, author.

Series:

Library of African-American biography

The library of African American biography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963.

Du Bois, W. E. B.

African American intellectuals--Biography.

African American intellectuals.

African American political activists.

African American political activists--Biography.

Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.

Civil rights workers.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 155 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

W. E. B. Du Bois : an American intellectual and activist

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

The early years

The study of the Negro

Of Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, and others: a challenge of leadership

Building movement: the NAACP, Pan-Africanism, Garvey, and a Renaissance

The wings of Atlanta and the NAACP redux

Marching toward peace.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-144) and index.

ISBN:

9781442207400

144220740X

9781442207424

1442207426

OCLC:

914400131