| Description |
xxvii, 481 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-464) and index. |
| Contents |
The Harlem Renaissance and the birth of a friendship -- Dual epiphanies -- Du Bois, Robeson, and the Popular Front -- Stalin's purge, the Pact, and false justification -- World War II and the domestic battlefront -- Africa, Asia, and the global vision -- Convergence and divergence -- The "witch hunt" and the NAACP's betrayal -- Crash -- Bonding through disgrace -- The legacy of two fallen icons. |
| Summary |
Chronicles the forty-year friendship between the civil rights activists, including their evolution into leaders of the American liberal movement and why their political views led to ostracism even by fellow African-Americans. |
| Subject |
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 -- Political and social views.
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Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963. |
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Political and social views. |
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Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 -- Political and social views.
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Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976. |
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African American political activists -- Biography.
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African American political activists. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Political activists -- United States -- Biography.
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Political activists. |
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United States. |
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African American intellectuals -- Biography.
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African American intellectuals. |
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African Americans -- Intellectual life.
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African Americans -- Intellectual life. |
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United States -- Race relations -- History.
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Race relations. |
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History. |
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Social conflict -- United States -- History.
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Social conflict. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Politics and friendship of W. E. B. Du Bois and Paul Robeson |
| ISBN |
9781568583556 paperback |
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1568583559 paperback |
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