Interview: David Levering Lewis discusses life of W.E.B. DuBois

From: Tavis Smiley (NPR) | Date: February 23, 2004| Author: TAVIS SMILEY | Copyright information


NPR Tavis Smiley

02-23-2004

Interview: David Levering Lewis discusses life of W.E.B. DuBois

Host: TAVIS SMILEY
Time: 9:00-10:00 AM

TAVIS SMILEY, host:

W.E.B. DuBois was born on this day in 1868. Do the math, he'd be 136 years old today, I think. DuBois searched throughout his life for solutions to America's race problem in his classic book, "Souls of Black Folk." He was considered one of the masterpieces of his working--well, the maste...

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