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...
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W.E.B. DuBois was for me an important name in our history and nothing more until reading this article. The author breathed renewed life to the legacy of this important scholar.
I agree; thinking and reading about Du Bois’s legacy is more important now than ever. Thanks for engaging with the article.
In Phila, we have the ONLY African American owned radio station in PA.
We celebrated the ‘Year of DuBois’ w/a weekly reading, by a scholar, every Wed morning.
It was very enlightening and informative. I learned so much!
Thanks for reading Aisha. Glad you mentioned the Year of Du Bois. We commented on it in the article linked below:
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/Vg4XYI4dKCZsyjsRkPMr/full?target=10.1080/08854300.2018.1562143