- Civil rights, Philosophy, African Americans, Abolitionists
This biography is unlike Du Bois's earlier work; it is intended as a work of consciousness-raising on the politics of race. Less important are the historical events of John Brown's life than the political revelations found within the pages of this biography.
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- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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- Author
- W. E. B. Du Bois
- First published
- 1909
- Pages
- 310
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Independently Published, Andesite Press
- Editions
- 32
- Language
- Chinese, English
- ISBN
- 9781015410718
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“The mystic spell of Africa is and ever was over all America.”
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist.
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