Black titan : W. E. B. Du Bois / an anthology by the editors of Freedomways : John Henrik Clarke ; Esther Jackson ; Ernest Kaiser ; J. H. O'Dell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, MA : Beacon Press, 1970Description: xi, 333 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 0807054461
  • 080705447X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300/.924
LOC classification:
  • E 185.97 .D73 B55 1970
Online resources:
Contents:
Part one, Tributes : 1. Kwame Nkrumah -- 2. Nnamdi Azikiwe -- 3. Shirley Graham du Bois -- 4. Roy Wilkins -- 5. Langston Hughes -- 6. Ruby Dee -- 7. Horace Mann Bond -- 8. Henry Arthur Callis -- 9. Irene Diggs -- 10. Lorraine Hansberry -- 11. James E. Jackson -- 12. C. L. R. James -- 13. Lee Lorch -- 14. George B. Murhpy, Jr. -- 15. Paul Robeson -- 16. Elma Stuckey -- 17. Richard G. Hatcher.
Part two, W. E. B. Du Bois: scholar-academician : 1. 'The souls of black folk': Du Bois' masterpiece lives on / by Saunders Redding -- 2. W. E. B. Du Bois and the black messianic vision / by Vincent Harding -- 3. Cultural contributions of Dr. Du Bois / by Ernest Kaiser -- 4. W. E. B. Du Bois: philosopher / by Eugene C. Holmes -- 5. W. E. B. Du Bois: the historian / by Charles H. Wesley -- 6. W. E. B. Du Bois' influence on African history / by William Leo Hansberry -- 7. The formative years of 'Phylon' magazine / by Mozell C. Hill -- 8. 'John Brown,' a review / by Ernest Kaiser -- 9. 'The World and Africa,' a review / by Richard B. Moore.
Part three, W. E. B. Du Bois as an activist : 1. W. E. B. Du Bois: the meaning of his life / by W. Alphaeus Hunton -- 2. W. E. B. Du Bois as a prophet / by Truman Nelson -- 3. Du Bois and 'The social evolution of black South,' / by J. H. O'Dell -- 4. 'The Brownies' Book': a pioneer publication for children / by Elinor Desverney Sinnette -- 5. Honoring Dr. Du Bois / by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Part four, Du Bois: international man : 1. Du Bois and pan Africa / by Richard B. Moore -- 2. The passing of a great African / by Bernard Fonlon.
Part five, His writing : 1. Credo -- 2. Behold the land -- 3. Opening speech: Conference of Encyclopedia Africana -- 4. Africa and the French Revolution -- 5. The United States and the Negro -- 6. Editing 'The Crisis' -- 7. The African roots of war -- 8. Selected poems -- 9. Letter to Gus Hall (and reply).
Part six, A selected bibliography of the published writings of W. E. B. Du Bois / by Ernest Kaiser.
Summary: "This collection of writings by and about W. E. B. Du Bois presents a multidimensional portrait of a man whose life and thought are central to any understanding of black history in the United States. Divided into five major sections, Black Titan opens with a series of brief tributes from some of the people deeply influenced by Du Bois — among them Langston Hughes, Ruby Dee, Kwame Nkrumah, Paul Robeson, and Mayor Richard B. Hatcher. Views of Du Bois as scholar, as activist, and as international man are then provided by Saunders Redding, Vincent Harding, Truman Nelson, Elinor Desverney Sinnette, Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard B. Moore, and others. Finally, the editors turn to Du Bois' own writing: his 'Credo' (a fascinating article on Africa and the French Revolution), a selection of his poems, the historic letter to Gus Hall, and other rarely reprinted pieces. Also included is a selected bibliography of Du Bois' published writings." -- from the back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-330).

Part one, Tributes : 1. Kwame Nkrumah -- 2. Nnamdi Azikiwe -- 3. Shirley Graham du Bois -- 4. Roy Wilkins -- 5. Langston Hughes -- 6. Ruby Dee -- 7. Horace Mann Bond -- 8. Henry Arthur Callis -- 9. Irene Diggs -- 10. Lorraine Hansberry -- 11. James E. Jackson -- 12. C. L. R. James -- 13. Lee Lorch -- 14. George B. Murhpy, Jr. -- 15. Paul Robeson -- 16. Elma Stuckey -- 17. Richard G. Hatcher.

Part two, W. E. B. Du Bois: scholar-academician : 1. 'The souls of black folk': Du Bois' masterpiece lives on / by Saunders Redding -- 2. W. E. B. Du Bois and the black messianic vision / by Vincent Harding -- 3. Cultural contributions of Dr. Du Bois / by Ernest Kaiser -- 4. W. E. B. Du Bois: philosopher / by Eugene C. Holmes -- 5. W. E. B. Du Bois: the historian / by Charles H. Wesley -- 6. W. E. B. Du Bois' influence on African history / by William Leo Hansberry -- 7. The formative years of 'Phylon' magazine / by Mozell C. Hill -- 8. 'John Brown,' a review / by Ernest Kaiser -- 9. 'The World and Africa,' a review / by Richard B. Moore.

Part three, W. E. B. Du Bois as an activist : 1. W. E. B. Du Bois: the meaning of his life / by W. Alphaeus Hunton -- 2. W. E. B. Du Bois as a prophet / by Truman Nelson -- 3. Du Bois and 'The social evolution of black South,' / by J. H. O'Dell -- 4. 'The Brownies' Book': a pioneer publication for children / by Elinor Desverney Sinnette -- 5. Honoring Dr. Du Bois / by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Part four, Du Bois: international man : 1. Du Bois and pan Africa / by Richard B. Moore -- 2. The passing of a great African / by Bernard Fonlon.

Part five, His writing : 1. Credo -- 2. Behold the land -- 3. Opening speech: Conference of Encyclopedia Africana -- 4. Africa and the French Revolution -- 5. The United States and the Negro -- 6. Editing 'The Crisis' -- 7. The African roots of war -- 8. Selected poems -- 9. Letter to Gus Hall (and reply).

Part six, A selected bibliography of the published writings of W. E. B. Du Bois / by Ernest Kaiser.

"This collection of writings by and about W. E. B. Du Bois presents a multidimensional portrait of a man whose life and thought are central to any understanding of black history in the United States. Divided into five major sections, Black Titan opens with a series of brief tributes from some of the people deeply influenced by Du Bois — among them Langston Hughes, Ruby Dee, Kwame Nkrumah, Paul Robeson, and Mayor Richard B. Hatcher. Views of Du Bois as scholar, as activist, and as international man are then provided by Saunders Redding, Vincent Harding, Truman Nelson, Elinor Desverney Sinnette, Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard B. Moore, and others. Finally, the editors turn to Du Bois' own writing: his 'Credo' (a fascinating article on Africa and the French Revolution), a selection of his poems, the historic letter to Gus Hall, and other rarely reprinted pieces. Also included is a selected bibliography of Du Bois' published writings." -- from the back cover.

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