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The Roots of Resistance

The Artistic Voice of W.E.B. Du Bois

2018-02-20 19:00:00 2018-02-20 20:00:00 America/New_York The Roots of Resistance A conversation about the life and work of sociologist, civil rights activist and writer, W.E.B. Du Bois, led by Dr. Randall Westbrook. North Plainfield branch - Program Room

Tuesday, February 20
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2018-02-20 19:00:00 2018-02-20 20:00:00 America/New_York The Roots of Resistance A conversation about the life and work of sociologist, civil rights activist and writer, W.E.B. Du Bois, led by Dr. Randall Westbrook. North Plainfield branch - Program Room

A conversation about the life and work of sociologist, civil rights activist and writer, W.E.B. Du Bois, led by Dr. Randall Westbrook.

W.E.B. Du Bois, was the first African American to earn a Harvard PhD, founder of the NAACP, and impresario of the famed Harlem Renaissance period. Presented by Dr. Randall Westbrook, author and editor of Education and Empowermentthe Essential Writings of W.E.B. Du Bois; Du Bois at 150 – Reflections on an American Scholar Provocateur; and Bitter Allies – the Collected Correspondence of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Lecture |

TAGS: | Black History Month | #blackhistorymonth |

North Plainfield branch

northplainfield@sclibnj.org
Phone: 908-458-8435

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