John Brown

This biography is unlike Du Bois's earlier work; it is intended as a work of consciousness-raising on the politics of race. Less important are the historical events of John Brown's life than the political revelations found within the pages of this biography. At the time that he wrote it in 1909, Du Bois had begun his transformation into the most influential civil rights leader of his time.

About the author

Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He has edited several major reference works, including Dictionary of African Biography, African American Lives, Africana, and African American National Biography. In addition, he is Editor in Chief of the Oxford African American Studies Center (www.oxfordaasc.com).

Summary

This biography is unlike Du Bois's earlier work; it is intended as a work of consciousness-raising on the politics of race. Less important are the historical events of John Brown's life than the political revelations found within the pages of this biography. At the time that he wrote it in 1909, Du Bois had begun his transformation into the most influential civil rights leader of his time.

Product details

• Authors: W. E. B. Du Bois, Du Bois W. E. B., Paul Finkelman, Henry Louis Gates
• Assisted by: Henry Louis Gates (Editor), Gates Henry Louis (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.02.2014
• EAN: 9780199384310
• ISBN: 978-0-19-938431-0
• No. of pages: 230
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 237 mm x 15 mm
• Series: The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / Africa / General, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Black & Asian Studies, Slavery and abolition of slavery