W. E. B. Du Bois, 1919-1963: The Fight for Equality and the American CenturyThis 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. |
Contents
THE REASON WHY | 1 |
DU BOIS AND GARVEY TWO PANAFRICAS | 37 |
ON BEING CRAZY AND SOMEWHAT DEVIOUS | 85 |
REARRANGING ETHIOPIA ABROAD AND AT HOME | 118 |
CIVIL RIGHTS BY COPYRIGHT | 153 |
BOLSHEVIKS AND DARK PRINCESSES | 183 |
THE POSSIBILITY OF DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA | 229 |
HOLDING ON AMOROUSLY AND ANGRILY | 266 |
DICTATORSHIPS COMPARED GERMANY RUSSIA CHINA JAPAN | 388 |
ATLANTA THE POLITICS OF KNOWLEDGE | 422 |
ATLANTA SOLDIERING ON | 454 |
AGAINST THE GRAIN FROM THE NAACP TO THE FAR LEFT | 496 |
EXEUNT | 554 |
PERSONS INTERVIEWED | 573 |
NOTES | 575 |
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W. E. B. Du Bois, 1919-1963: The Fight for Equality and the American Century David Levering Lewis No preview available - 2000 |
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