Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Great Regulars: A published poet, playwright, novelist,

essayist, sociologist, historian and journalist, [W.E.B.] Du Bois was the most prominent African-American intellectual of his day. He wrote 21 books and published more than 100 essays and articles. One of his best-known works is "The Souls of Black Folk: Essays and Sketches," published in 1903. He edited or co-edited several academic publications. His most important historical work was "Black Reconstruction in America, 1860--1880," published in 1935.

from findingDulcinea: Happy Birthday: W.E.B. Du Bois, Civil Rights Pioneer and Social Historian

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