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Dusk of Dawn: An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept is a 1940 autobiographical text by W. E. B. Du Bois that examines his life and family history in the context of contemporaneous developments in race relations.
The black world must fight for freedom. It must fight with the weapons of Truth, with the sword of the intrepid, uncompromising Spirit, with organization in boycott, propaganda and mob frenzy.
Dusk of Dawn dispels myths that have been used as techniques to create confusion. Modern man questions why the African-American race has not come out of its obscurity. The author answers back with a scientific breakdown, which is today’s most acceptable methodology.
A generic mix of autobiography and sociological commentary, Dusk of Dawn seeks to reclaim the social and historical identities of early twentieth-century African Americans rather than to narrate and create the life of a singular self.
In 1940 appeared Dusk of Dawn, subtitled An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept. In this brilliant book, Du Bois explained his role in both the African and the African American struggles for freedom, viewing his career as an ideological case study illuminating the complexity of…
12 cze 2013 · Dusk of dawn; an essay toward an autobiography of a race concept. by. Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963. Publication date. 1968. Topics. Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, African Americans, African Americans. Publisher. New York, Schocken Books. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
Summary: "Dusk of Dawn: An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept is a 1940 autobiographical text by W. E. B. Du Bois that examines his life and family history in the context of contemporaneous developments in race relations.
