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W. E. B. Du Bois | |
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| Born | February 23, 1868 Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | August 27, 1963 (aged 95) Ghana |
| Nationality | New Afrikan |
| Political orientation | Socialism 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]
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]
Political views[edit | edit source]
Zionism[edit | edit source]
Du Bois was an early adopter of Zionism, with him drawing analogies between Zionism and the African Movement as early as 1919. In his 1948 essay “A Case for the Jews,” he displayed racism towards Arabs, describing them as backwards with "a fanatic belief in the Mohammedan religion,” whilst the Jewish colonists were described in language of superiority. Later in life he would become more critical of Israel as its alignment with imperialism became increasingly obvious, such as in the 1956 Suez Crisis.[3]
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]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ William K. Tabb (2003-11-01). "Du Bois vs. Neoliberalism" Monthly Review. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30.
- ↑ Bettbeat Media (2026-09-14). "‘A Case for the Jews’: What W. E. B. Du Bois Got Wrong About Palestine" Orinoco Tribune. Archived from the original on 2026-09-16.