W.E.B Du Bois and the Lingering Effects of Slavery

In January 1957, Black scholar and activist W. E. B. Du Bois wrote an article titled “Negro History Centenaries” for the radical periodical National Guardian. He encouraged commemoration of anniversaries “which deeply affect the history of the Negro race and of his country.” These included the centennial of the Dred Scot Supreme Court decision that year…