W.E.B Du Bois by David Levering Lewis
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois - the premier architect of the civil rights movement in America - was a towering and controversial personality, a fiercely proud individual blessed with the language of the poet and the impatience of the agitator. Now, David Levering Lewis has carved one volume out of his superlative two-volume biography of this monumental figure that set the standard for historical scholarship on this era. In his magisterial prose, Lewis chronicles Du Bois' long and storied career, detailing his monumental contributions the US character that echo still today.Rutgers University's Martin Luther King Jr. chair in history is held by David Levering Lewis. The Guggenheim Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson International Center, the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, the National Humanities Center, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation have all given him fellowships. Catherine T. and Catherine T. The MacArthur Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of Professor Lewis is the author of several notable works, including King: A Biography, When Harlem Was in Fashion, and The Race to Fashoda. He was educated at Fisk and Columbia University, as well as the London School of Economics and Political Science. His wife and he live in Manhattan.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780805088052 |
| ISBN 10 | 0805088059 |
| Title | W.E.B Du Bois |
| Author | David Levering Lewis |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Henry Holt & Company Inc |
| Year published | 2009-08-04 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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