W.E.B. Du Bois: the fight for civil rights

Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois pioneered the science of sociology. His detailed long-range study of an African American community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the first of its kind. Du Bois hoped that knowledge, and the ensuing understanding, might lessen the prejudice against African Am...

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Main Author: Randolph, Ryan P. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York PowerPlus Books 2005
Edition:1st ed.
Series:The library of American lives and times
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Online Access:Table of contents
Summary:Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois pioneered the science of sociology. His detailed long-range study of an African American community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the first of its kind. Du Bois hoped that knowledge, and the ensuing understanding, might lessen the prejudice against African Americans. Later Du Bois sought more radical methods of countering racism. Du Bois helped found the Niagara Movement and the NAACP, and became the editor of Crisis, the NAACP's journal.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 106) and index
Physical Description:112 p. ill. (some col.), col. maps 25 cm
ISBN:1404226567

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