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Author:

Whiting, Jim, 1943-

Title:

W.E.B. Du Bois : civil rights activist, author, historian / Jim Whiting.

Publisher:

Mason Crest Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Du Bois, W. E. B.--(William Edward Burghardt),--1868-1963--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American intellectuals--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introductory quotations by Barack Obama -- 90 and still going strong -- Getting a good education -- Establishing his reputation -- A long history of leadership -- Leaving the United States behind -- Chronology -- Accomplishments & awards.

Summary:

Highlights the life and accomplishments of the African American scholar and leader who devoted himself to gaining equality for his people.

Series:

Transcending race in America : biographies of biracial achievers

ISBN:

1422216322 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781422216323 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1422216187 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781422216187 (hardback : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)367422967

LCCN:

2009022049

Locations:

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)