W.E.B. Du Bois

Carrying W.E.B. Du Bois from his birth in Massachusetts in 1868 to his death in Ghana in 1963 this concise encyclopedia covers all of the highlights of his life--his studying at Fisk Harvard and Berlin his tiff with Booker T. Washington his role with the NAACP and Pan-Africanism his writings his globe trotting and his exile in Ghana. With contributions by leading scholars and a foreword by David Levering Lewis the book provides a complete overview of Du Bois''s life. Featuring the highlights of his life the events and personalities that influenced him his intellectual contributions and his activism this book provides a complete understanding of this highly influential intellectual activist.With the conclusion of the Cold War there is the opportunity to obtain a fuller more complete understanding of Du Bois'' entire life. Providing full coverage of his latter crucial years--often ignored in earlier works--this book provides the latest scholarly insights including a major entry by prizewinning scholar Brenda Gayle Plummer.