TLS, 1952 February 12 : New York City, to Earl N. Dickerson.

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TLS, 1952 February 12 : New York City, to Earl N. Dickerson.

Dubois, on his official letterhead, as Vice Chairman, Council on African Affairs, writes to urge Dickerson to accept the nomination to run with Vincent Hallinan on the Progressive Party ticket for the Presidential election of 1952. "There is coming in America a tremendous upheaval in popular sentiment. It will not probably come this year, but it will in less than ten years ..."

1 p. ; 27.3 x 21.5 cm.

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Dickerson, Earl N.

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Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963

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W. E. B. Du Bois was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Educated at Fisk University, he did graduate work at the University of Berlin and Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate. Du Bois became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University. Due to his contributions in the African-American community he was seen as a member of a Black elite that supported some aspects ...