Interview: Author David Levering Lewis discusses his latest biography of the author and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois

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Interview: Author David Levering Lewis discusses his latest biography of the author and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois

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Last year as the end-of-the-century summaries appeared in newspapers and magazines, there was one quote that appeared on almost every list. The quote came from W.E.B. Du Bois. It read that "The problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line."

The power of that prophecy is just a hint of the power of W.E.B. Du ...

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