Sign in
Books
Kids
Popular
Authors & Events
Gifts & Deals
Audio
Sign In
Look Inside | Reading Guide
Reading Guide
Jul 10, 2001 | ISBN 9780679783534 Buy
Jul 21, 2010 | ISBN 9780307757470 Buy
Also available from:
Available from:
Jul 10, 2001 | ISBN 9780679783534
Jul 21, 2010 | ISBN 9780307757470
A moving cultural biography of abolitionist martyr John Brown, by one of the most important African-American intellectuals of the twentieth century. In the history of slavery and its legacy, John Brown looms large as a hero whose deeds partly precipitated the Civil War. As Frederick Douglass wrote: "When John Brown stretched forth his arm … the clash of arms was at hand." DuBois’s biography brings Brown stirringly to life and is a neglected classic.
W.E.B. Du Bois (1868–1963), writer, civil rights activist, scholar, and editor, is one of the most significant intellectuals in American history. A founding member of the NAACP, editor for many years of The Crisis and three other journals, and author… More about W.E.B. Du Bois
Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network
Stay in Touch
By clicking Sign Up, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
