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A history of the last forty years
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963View Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesIn a speech at Howard University, Du Bois gives his interpretation of the prior forty years of history (1917-1947). He casts World War I as an attempt by European powers to redistribute their colonies…
Letter from George Snowden to W. E. B. Du Bois
Smith, Jose Jay, Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963View Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesSeeking his opinion on the meaning and implications of the term "border state" and briefly describing his doctoral research into "political participation of Negroes" therein.
Letter from Samuel S. Wyer to W. E. B. Du Bois
Wright, Richard R. (Richard Robert), b. 1878, Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963View Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesDescribing his working manuscript on the history of the Bill of Rights and seeking therefor his referral to information on states "denying rights to either negroes or orientals.
Letter from George E Haynes to W. E. B. Du Bois
Haynes, George Edmund, 1880-1960, Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963View Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesConcerning race prejudice and the Presidential campaign.
A history of the last forty years
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963View Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesIn a speech at Howard University, Du Bois gives his interpretation of the prior forty years of history (1917-1947). He casts World War I as an attempt by European powers to redistribute their colonies…
Letter from Isaac M. Rubinow to W. E. B. Du Bois
Rubinow, I. M. (Isaac Max), 1875-1936, Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963View Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesCommenting on the compatibility of Du Bois's racial views and socialism.
Letter from Frank R. Crosswaith to W. E. B. Du Bois
Crosswaith, Frank Rudolph, 1892-1965, Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, People's Educational ForumView Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesConcerning "The Crisis" and perceived prejudices between the Socialist Party and African Americans.
Letter from Frank R. Crosswaith to W. E. B. Du Bois
Crosswaith, Frank Rudolph, 1892-1965, Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, People's Educational ForumView Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesConcerning prejudices between the Socialist Party and African Americans.
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to Isaac M. Rubinow
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, Rubinow, I. M. (Isaac Max), 1875-1936View Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesResponding to Rubinow on views of socialism and the relationship between wealth and race in American social problems. Written on the reverse of a "Students and the Law" questionnaire.
Letter from E. B. Jourdain, Jr. to W. E. B. Du Bois
Jourdain, Edwin B., 1900-1986, Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963View Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesIncomplete letter describing arduous efforts to promote and coordinate "a large Negro group" and the obstacles therewith associated; summarizing the extent of racial prejudice and segregation in the C…
Letter from Walter White to Ernestine Rose
White, Walter Francis, 1893-1955, Rose, Ernestine, National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleView Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesWithdrawing from a prior commitment to speak at the public library, in light of a recent incident concerning Regina Andrews, who was "denied, on account of color prejudice, opportunity for advancement…
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to Frank Crosswaith
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, Crosswaith, Frank Rudolph, 1892-1965View Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesConcerning "The Crisis" and perceived prejudices between the Socialist Party and African Americans.
Letter from William N. Jones to W. E. B. Du Bois
Jones, William N, Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963View Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesMentions impending trip to Africa and Europe but chiefly concerns Jones's political views, in response to being told by a mutual acquaintance involved in "interracial work" that, according to Du Bois…
Socialism
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963View Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesTyped draft of article published as "Socialism and the Negro Problem" in the New Review, examining Socialism and the "American Negro."
The United States and war
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963View Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesIn this speech, Du Bois speaks to a contemporary paradox of American democracy, the idea that a great democracy has mobilized its forces and appropriated funding for wide-scale war. Why is it, he wond…
Analysis of possible effect of Negro vote in the 1928 election [fragment]
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963View Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesData on the impact of African Americans on the upcoming Presidential election in several states.
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to William N. Jones
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, Jones, William NView Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesClarifies and explains his views of Communist and Socialist sympathies in connection with effective interracial activism, particularly in Jones's city, Baltimore.
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to Harper's Magazine
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, Harper's Magazine FoundationView Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesTo Editor. Proposes article about current social and economic situation of African Americans and the segregation-integration paradox.
Letter from Abram Harris to W. E. B. Du Bois
Harris, Abram Lincoln, 1899-1963, Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963View Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesConcerns differences between Harris's and Du Bois's viewpoints, which he sees differently, and speaks to the need for "determined intellectual guidance and support" in the education of African America…
Should the Negro return to the republican party
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963View Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesTyped draft of unpublished article debating if "American Negroes" should rejoin the republican party.
