{"product_id":"web-du-bois-a-biography-virginia-hamilton-1972","title":"W.E.B. Du Bois A Biography by Virginia Hamilton","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNewbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton's Biography of W.E.B. Du Bois\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1972, \u003cem\u003eW.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography\u003c\/em\u003e by celebrated author Virginia Hamilton provides a meticulously researched, compelling portrait of one of the most influential African American intellectuals, sociologists, and civil rights leaders in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with characteristic insight and clarity, Hamilton chronicles the long, extraordinary life and career of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois (1868–1963). From his groundbreaking academic work as the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard to his authorship of the landmark text \u003cem\u003eThe Souls of Black Folk\u003c\/em\u003e, the biography traces Du Bois's pivotal role in shaping 20th-century history. Hamilton covers his leadership in establishing the Niagara Movement, co-founding the NAACP, editing \u003cem\u003eThe Crisis\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, and advocating for Pan-Africanism and global civil rights in his fight against racial injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePenned by MacArthur \"Genius\" Fellow and Newbery Medal-winning author Virginia Hamilton, this classic volume offers a nuanced, highly readable overview of a titan of American history. Readers who appreciate Black history, civil rights literature, and biographies of historical visionaries by authors like David Levering Lewis, Manning Marable, Isabel Wilkerson, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and Ibram X. Kendi will find Hamilton's work both illuminating and inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fehmerling Books","offers":[{"title":"Good \/ Hardcover","offer_id":67669851603098,"sku":"0690872569","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/3455\/3498\/files\/virginia-hamilton-w-e-b-du-bois-a-biography-thomas-y-crowell-co-1972-front-cover.jpg?v=1791604730","url":"https:\/\/www.fehmerlingbooks.com\/products\/web-du-bois-a-biography-virginia-hamilton-1972","provider":"Fehmerling Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}