W.E.B. DuBois

Webography

Compiled by Ryan Wamser

Born on February 23, 1868, William Edward Burghart DuBois is seen along with Frederick Douglass, Booker T Washington, and Martin Luther King, Jr., as the four greatest black Americans in our nations history. Much like them, he was a leader of his people and was a man who sought to share fully with them through his works. DuBois attended Fisk University, Harvard University, and University of Berlin. Famous works by DuBois include The Philadelphia Negro, The Souls of Black Folk, The Gift of Black Folk, Black Reconstruction in America, Dusk of Dawn, The Encyclopedia of the Negro, The World and Africa, and The Education of Black People. Dubois was influential in the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and he also was an editor of its magazine, The Crisis. At the turn of the century, DuBois was an advocate of black capitalism and black support of black business, but by about 1905 he had been drawn toward Socialist doctrines. Although he joined the Socialist Party only briefly in 1912, he remained sympathetic with Marxist ideas throughout the rest of his life. DuBois died on August 27,1963, in Accra, Ghana, no longer a US citizen, but a citizen of Ghana.

"I believe, foolishly perhaps but sincerely, that I have something to say to the world."

Web Resources for W.E.B. DuBois

Biographies || Works || Other Articles and Resources

Biographies

The WEB.DuBois Virtual University
Page dedicated to the works of Dubois. Many biographies are included and some of his work.

WEB DuBois
Biography

WEB Dubois : Sociologist, Author & Civil Rights Leader
This site is dedicated to the biographical information of DuBois

Works by WEB Du Bois
Ten selected works by WEB Du Bois.

Du Bois, WEB 1903. The Souls of Black Folk
A searchable page of Dubois's works.

Strivings of the Negro People - 1897
An 1897 article written by Dubois.

WEB Du Bois Resources
Huge selection of Dubois works, and websites dedicated to him.

WEB Du Bois Papers, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Site of Dubois papers.

Other Articles and Resources

Marcus Garvey and WEB Du Bois
A site dedicated to the work of Dubois and Marcus Garvey. Links to outside resources and research papers on the two are presented.

.WEB Du Bois Article
1965 article written about Dubois shortly before his death.

FBI - Freedom of Information Act - WEB DuBois
927 downloaded pages of the files obtained by the FBI during their probe of 'Communist sympathizers.'

Washington and DuBois
How Should They Be Remembered? This site evaluates the lives and legacies of Booker T. Washington and DuBois.

WEB DuBois
Page dedicated to Dubois feelings on education.

web links page by Ryan Wamser