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'''William Edward Burghardt Du Bois''' (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was a Statesian socialist, pan-Africanist, and civil rights activist. He was the first person to scientifically analyze the concept of [[race]] in the United States. Du Bois studied African history and believed that [[colonialism]] was the main cause of modern wars.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Archishman Raju|newspaper=Science for the People|title=The revolutionary science of W. E. B. Du Bois and D. D. Kosambi|url=https://magazine.scienceforthepeople.org/vol24-1-racial-capitalism/revolutionary-science/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610105830/https://mronline.org/2021/07/08/the-revolutionary-science-of-w-e-b-du-bois-and-d-d-kosambi/|archive-date=2023-06-10}}</ref>
'''William Edward Burghardt Du Bois''' (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was a Statesian socialist, pan-Africanist, and civil rights activist. He was the first person to scientifically analyze the concept of [[race]] in the United States. Du Bois studied African history and believed that [[colonialism]] was the main cause of modern wars.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Archishman Raju|newspaper=Science for the People|title=The revolutionary science of W. E. B. Du Bois and D. D. Kosambi|url=https://magazine.scienceforthepeople.org/vol24-1-racial-capitalism/revolutionary-science/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610105830/https://mronline.org/2021/07/08/the-revolutionary-science-of-w-e-b-du-bois-and-d-d-kosambi/|archive-date=2023-06-10}}</ref>


== Political activism ==
== Early Life ==
 
== Atlanta-Era ==
 
== NAACP-Era ==
Du Bois organized the First Pan African Congress in 1919. The [[United States Department of State|State Department]] denied Africans passports to attend the congress. In 1923, Du Bois wrote that the greatest post-[[First World War|war]] issue was forming an alliance between the white and black [[Working class|working classes]] against the white [[Bourgeoisie|capitalist class]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=William K. Tabb|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=Du Bois vs. Neoliberalism|date=2003-11-01|url=https://monthlyreview.org/2003/11/01/du-bois-vs-neoliberalism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330053913/https://monthlyreview.org/2003/11/01/du-bois-vs-neoliberalism/|archive-date=2023-03-30}}</ref>
Du Bois organized the First Pan African Congress in 1919. The [[United States Department of State|State Department]] denied Africans passports to attend the congress. In 1923, Du Bois wrote that the greatest post-[[First World War|war]] issue was forming an alliance between the white and black [[Working class|working classes]] against the white [[Bourgeoisie|capitalist class]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=William K. Tabb|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=Du Bois vs. Neoliberalism|date=2003-11-01|url=https://monthlyreview.org/2003/11/01/du-bois-vs-neoliberalism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330053913/https://monthlyreview.org/2003/11/01/du-bois-vs-neoliberalism/|archive-date=2023-03-30}}</ref>


== References ==
== Return to Atlanta ==
 
== Post-1945 ==
 
== Political Thought ==
 
== Other Work ==
 
== Books ==
 
=== Dissertation ===
 
* ''The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America: 1638–1870''
 
=== Books ===
{| class="wikitable"
|1899
|''The Philadelphia Negro''
|-
|1903a
|''The Souls of Black Folk''
|-
|1909
|''John Brown''
|-
|1911
|''The Quest of the Silver Fleece''
|-
|1915
|''The Negro''
|-
|1920
|''Darkwater: Voices from within the Veil''
|-
|1924
|''The Gift of Black Folk''
|-
|1928
|''The Dark Princess''
|-
|1930
|''Africa, Its Geography, People, and Products'' and ''Africa—Its Place in Modern History''
|-
|1935
|''Black Reconstruction in America''
|-
|1936
|''What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas''
|-
|1939
|''Black Folk,Then and Now''
|-
|1940
|''Dusk of Dawn: An Essay Towards an Autobiography of a Race Concept''
|-
|1945
|''Colour and Democracy: Colonies and Peace''
|-
|1946
|''The World and Africa''
|-
|1952
|''In Battle for Peace''
|-
|1957
|''The Ordeal of Mansart''
|-
|1959
|''Mansart Builds a School''
|-
|1960
|''Africa in Battle Against Colonialism, Racialism, Imperialism''
|-
|1961
|''Worlds of Color''
|-
|1968
|''The Autobiography of W.E.B. Du Bois''
|}
 
=== References ===
[[Category:Socialists]]
[[Category:Socialists]]
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Latest revision as of 17:47, 13 October 2023

W. E. B. Du Bois
BornFebruary 23, 1868
Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
DiedAugust 27, 1963
Ghana
NationalityNew Afrikan
Political orientationSocialism
Pan-Africanism


William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was a Statesian socialist, pan-Africanist, and civil rights activist. He was the first person to scientifically analyze the concept of race in the United States. Du Bois studied African history and believed that colonialism was the main cause of modern wars.[1]

Early Life[edit | edit source]

Atlanta-Era[edit | edit source]

NAACP-Era[edit | edit source]

Du Bois organized the First Pan African Congress in 1919. The State Department denied Africans passports to attend the congress. In 1923, Du Bois wrote that the greatest post-war issue was forming an alliance between the white and black working classes against the white capitalist class.[2]

Return to Atlanta[edit | edit source]

Post-1945[edit | edit source]

Political Thought[edit | edit source]

Other Work[edit | edit source]

Books[edit | edit source]

Dissertation[edit | edit source]

  • The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America: 1638–1870

Books[edit | edit source]

1899 The Philadelphia Negro
1903a The Souls of Black Folk
1909 John Brown
1911 The Quest of the Silver Fleece
1915 The Negro
1920 Darkwater: Voices from within the Veil
1924 The Gift of Black Folk
1928 The Dark Princess
1930 Africa, Its Geography, People, and Products and Africa—Its Place in Modern History
1935 Black Reconstruction in America
1936 What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas
1939 Black Folk,Then and Now
1940 Dusk of Dawn: An Essay Towards an Autobiography of a Race Concept
1945 Colour and Democracy: Colonies and Peace
1946 The World and Africa
1952 In Battle for Peace
1957 The Ordeal of Mansart
1959 Mansart Builds a School
1960 Africa in Battle Against Colonialism, Racialism, Imperialism
1961 Worlds of Color
1968 The Autobiography of W.E.B. Du Bois

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Archishman Raju. "The revolutionary science of W. E. B. Du Bois and D. D. Kosambi" Science for the People. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10.
  2. William K. Tabb (2003-11-01). "Du Bois vs. Neoliberalism" Monthly Review. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30.