W.E.B. Du Bois : biography of a race, 1868-1919 / David Levering Lewis.
| Author/creator | Lewis, David Levering, 1936- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : H. Holt, 1993. |
| Description | 735 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | W.E.B DuBois : biography of a race, 1868-1919 |
| Variant title | WEB DuBois : biography of a race, 1868-1919 |
| Contents | Postlude to the future -- Mary Silvina's Great Barrington -- Berkshire prodigy -- The age of miracles: Fisk and Josie's world -- The age of miracles: "at but not of Harvard" -- Lehrjahre -- Wilberforce: book mentor, marriage -- From Philadelphia to Atlanta -- Social science, ambition, and Tuskegee -- Clashing temperaments -- The souls of black folk -- Going over Niagara: Du Bois and Washington -- Atlanta: scholar behind the veil -- NAACP: the beginning -- Rise of the crisis, decline of the wizard -- Connections at home and abroad -- Crises at The Crisis -- The perpetual drama -- "The wounded world." |
| Abstract | Biography of civil rights movement leader W.E.B. Du Bois concentrating on the early and middle years of his long and intense career. |
| General note | "A John MacRae book." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Digital Bookplate | Bookplate for Gene and Susan Roberts |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy gift of Gene and Susan Roberts, 2016. |
| Awards note | Pulitzer Prize, Biography, 2001. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 93016617 |
| ISBN | 0805026215 |
| ISBN | 9780805026214 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Collection | E185.97.D73 L48 1993 | ✔ Available | Request Material |