W. E. B. Du Bois
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The Harlem Renaissance sociologist explores early-twentieth-century attitudes toward race in this tale of romance, politics, and justice.
Matthew Towns is a hardworking medical student with dreams of becoming an obstetrician, but his race prevents him from completing his required courses at a white hospital. Frustrated with America, he exiles himself to Germany.
In Berlin, he meets the daughter of a maharaja, Princess Kautilya, of Bwodpur, India....
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Matthew Townes, aspiring obstetrician, has hit the glass ceiling. Unable to continue his medical studies in New York City, the young man becomes disillusioned with the reality of racism within the United States and heads for Germany. Arriving in Berlin, Matthew immediately recognizes all that he's lost, not just the harsh prejudices of American society but also his America–Black America–and begins to feel a sense of lonesomeness. Not so long after,...
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“The Negro in the South” is a work by W. E. B. Du Bois explores the history and current state of African Americans in the southern United States. The book is divided into several chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of African American life, such as the economic system, social and political institutions, religion, and education. Du Bois provides a detailed analysis of the ways in which African Americans have been marginalized and oppressed...
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Contents:
The Souls of Black Folk
The Suppression of the African Slave Trade
Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil
A Negro Schoolmaster in the New South
Of the Training of Black Men
The Talented Tenth
The Conservation of Races
The Economic Revolution in the South
Religion in the South
Strivings of the Negro People
The Black North: A Social Study.
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“The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America” is a book by W. E. B. Du Bois, was first published in 1896. The book explores the history of the transatlantic slave trade and the efforts of the United States to suppress it. It covers the period from the early days of the trade to the passage of the Foreign Slave Trade Act in 1808, which made the importation of slaves into the United States illegally. Du Bois also examines...
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In Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil, early twentieth-century statesman of Black-American discourse W.E.B. Du Bois weaves autofiction with poetry, social essay, science fiction, and Afrofuturist storytelling that presages Butler, Due, Adjei-Brenyah, Shawl, and Jemisin. Three wise men gather as a Christ child of color is born in a Georgia shanty; a reflection on World War I reframes its bloody legacy against the wages of Western imperialism; a...
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This 1907 work is filled with great historical information and contains four lectures by Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois. Washington's first two lectures discuss African Americans' economic development during and after slavery. At the same time, Du Bois' two lectures treat the American South in more general terms.
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No Indiana governor in the 20th century has been more popular or successful than Otis R. Bowen. In his long-awaited autobiography, "Doc" writes in rich detail about the hard work and persistence that got him into and through medical school. His commitment to serving people made him a beloved family physician in Bremen, a respected state legislator and legislative leader, and one of the most esteemed governors in Indiana history.
Otis Bowen grew up...