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Author:

Aiello, Thomas, 1977- author.

Title:

The battle for the souls of Black folk : W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, and the debate that shaped the course of civil rights / Thomas Aiello.

Publisher:

Praegeran imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xxv, 576 pages ; 25 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 531-555) and index.

Contents:

Before the cotton states -- The death of Frederick Douglass -- The job hunt -- The first fissure -- The Washington school district -- The National Negro Business League -- Up from slavery -- The first attempt at a summit -- The Boston riot -- The New York summit -- The Committee of Twelve -- The Machine -- Niagara -- The spies and the radicals -- NAACP -- The Milholland and Britain Letters -- Presidential politics -- Irreconcilable differences -- The death of Washington -- Du Bois shapes the legacy.

Summary:

In the 20 years between 1895 and 1915, two key leaders -- Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois -- shaped the struggle for African American rights. This book examines the impact of their fierce debate on America's response to Jim Crow and positions on civil rights throughout the 20th century--and evaluates the legacies of these two individuals even today.

ISBN:

1440843570
9781440843570

OCLC:

(OCoLC)938707537

LCCN:

2016000777

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OOAX232 -- Clinton Community College Library (Clinton)