The Autobiography Of W. E. B. Du Bois: Great Barrington Edition - 9781614720232

This edition of The Autobiography of W. E. B. Du Bois, which he called "A Soliloquy on Viewing My Life from the Last Decade of Its First Century," is the first to be arranged and dedicated in accordance with Du Bois's manuscript notes. It begins with these words: "I was born by a golden river and in the shadow of two great hills, five years after the Emancipation Proclamation which began the freeing of American Negro Slaves." Du Bois was born in the town where Berkshire Publishing Group is located. His autobiography tells the story of a little boy, the only Black boy in his school, who became the first African American PhD at Harvard, an educator, editor, and activist, and a writer of expressive, lyrical, and accessible prose. In this book, he explains why he chose to become a Communist. While the Communism he praised did not turn out to offer the utopia so many hoped for, the problems he identified are still with us. His reasoning will resonant with modern readers who share his frustration with the continued inequities in our society. Karen Christensen, CEO of Berkshire Publishing and a writer, sensed that the disjointed opening chapters of the previous editions were out of keeping with Du Bois's style, and then found evidence of his intentions in handwritten notes in the Du Bois archives.

• | Author: W. E. B. Du Bois
• | Publisher: Berkshire Publishing Group LLC
• | Publication Date: Jun 21, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 404 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1614720231
• | ISBN-13: 9781614720232