First published 2007
This collection gathers three landmark biographies by W.E.B. Du Bois, the towering African-American intellectual and civil rights leader. Du Bois profiles three trailblazers who shaped Black history: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became a renowned orator and abolitionist; John Brown, the white revolutionary who fought to end slavery; and Alexander Crummell, a pioneering Black Episcopal priest. Through vivid storytelling and penetrating analysis, Du Bois illuminates how these leaders confronted the brutalities of racism and fought tirelessly for equality and justice.
Genres: biography, 20th-century, african-american, 19th-century, american-history
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-figures, social-justice
Setting: United States
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century
448 pages · Paperback · Dover Publications