William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, The Philadelphia Negro

Robert W. Williams (Bennett College)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.5: African American Writing and Culture of the United States.
Vol. editors: Philathia Bolton (University of Akron), Patrick Chura (University of Akron), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), A Yemisi Jimoh (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University)

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Race

Dates

First circulation or publication 1899

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United States (Country of Origin)

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Throughout his often controversial life, W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) used a varied arsenal in his struggles against racial oppression and social injustice. Social science, as represented in his second book, The Philadelphia Negro, was one such weapon. Du Bois’ rigorous formal education in the 1890s at Harvard University and the Friedrich-Wilhelm III Universität (Berlin) prepared him to undertake complex sociological and historical analyses. Indeed, his first book, The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States (1896), was notable in that regard. Du Bois later became well known for his efforts at civil-rights organizing and for his essay works, such as The Souls of Black Folk (1903). …

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Citation: Williams, Robert W.. "The Philadelphia Negro". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 15 March 2006 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=7374, accessed 27 November 2024.]

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