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“In the course of his long, turbulent career, W. E. B. Du Bois attempted virtually every possible solution to the problem of twentieth-century racism...scholarship, propaganda, integration, national self-determination, human rights, cultural and economic separatism, politics, international communism, expatriation, third world solidarity.”

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David Levering Lewis
David Levering Lewis

David Levering Lewis is an esteemed university professor known for his contributions to the field of history. Born on May 25, 1936, he is renowned for his research on African American history. more

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