Encyclopaedia Africana plans and address, and letter to Daniel Walden, 1961-1967.

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Encyclopaedia Africana plans and address, and letter to Daniel Walden, 1961-1967.

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The collection contains a letter from Du Bois to Daniel Walden, 21 September 1961, praising Walden's article in the Journal of Negro history, providing a source for a bibliography of Du Bois's works, and cautioning him about getting published. Also, contains an address by Du Bois at the opening plenary session of the Conference on the Encyclopaedia Africana, University of Ghana, 18 December 1962; provisional draft of proposed plans for the encyclopedia, 15 November 1962; conference program; and information reports (#1-2, 4-11, 13) for cooperation toward an Encyclopaedia Africana, 1962- 1967.

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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 ...

Walden, Daniel, 1922-....

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