In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:

P A R T O N E Before Whether the task was journalism or organizing African-American associations , W. E. B. Du Bois remained a highly active radical and polemicist throughout his long life (1868—1963), continuously moving his politics to the left in the NAACP, which he served in 1910-1934 and 1944—1948. He also served in the Department of Sociology at Atlanta University in 1933—1944 and on the Council on African Affairs in 1949—1954. Carl Van Vechtens portrait brings out Du Bois's humanity towards the end of his career rather than the profound alienation from American politics that led him to renounce his U.S. citizenship and live in Ghana, where he died. (Library of Congress.) ...

Share