The Life and Work of W. E. B. Du Bois

From the publication of The Souls of Black Folk in 1903 until his death in Ghana sixty years later, W. E. B. Du Bois remained one of America's most penetrating analysts of what he called "the color line." Students read and discuss a selection of Du Bois's writings from his career as journalist, essayist, sociologist, historian, poet, political leader, and pioneering Pan-Africanist. Prerequisite: one course in AC, AF or US History.