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Jan 29, 2017 · PDF. W.E.B. Du Bois's massive essay about the Reconstruction period in the aftermath of the US Civil War. Du Bois argues that the period represented an potential revolutionary moment in which the southern black population played an active and crucial role.
May 5, 2014 · Includes bibliographical references (pages 731-737) and index. Presents the pioneering work in the study of the role of African Americans during Reconstruction by the most influential black intellectual of his time.
Accordingly, Black Reconstruction foregrounds several recurring Du Boisian themes: the role of African American agency in the building of the U.S.A. and the significance of promoting African American equality and freedom in order to achieve the promise of democracy.
Aug 15, 2022 · Black reconstruction. by. Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963. Publication date. 1976. Topics. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), African Americans -- Politics and government, African Americans -- History -- 1863-1877. Publisher. Millwood, N.Y. : Kraus-Thomson Organization Ltd.
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Mar 14, 2016 · In 1935, W. E. B. Du Bois published an influential book titled Black Reconstruction in America. This excerpt, from a chapter titled “The Propaganda of History,” questions the ways in which Reconstruction was being studied and taught at the time.
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In the fourth chapter of Black Reconstruction, entitled "The General Strike", Du Bois makes the argument that after the war escalated, slaves in the Confederate states engaged in a general strike wherein they stopped work and sought to cross enemy lines.
