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Democracy fails in America
1954-06
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Typed draft of a speech given during Du Bois' West Coast lecture tour explaining how and why democracy has failed in America, especially for "Black American Citizens in the South;" discusses the New Deal, peace movements, and the Progressive Party.
- Title:
- Democracy fails in America
- Creator:
- Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
- Date Created:
- 1954-06
- Description:
Typed draft of a speech given during Du Bois' West Coast lecture tour explaining how and why democracy has failed in America, especially for "Black American Citizens in the South;" discusses the New Deal, peace movements, and the Progressive Party.
Item details
- Partner:
- Digital Commonwealth
- Contributing Institution:
- Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
- Subjects:
- Democracy--United States
Race discrimination--United States--Southern states
Racism--United States--Southern states
New Deal, 1933-1939
Progressive Party (U.S. : 1948)
Third parties (United States politics)
Peace movements - Type:
- text
- Format:
- SpeechesDrafts (documents)Manuscripts
- Rights:
- Contact host institution for more information.
All rights for this document are held by the David Graham Du Bois Trust. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.