Book Review of W.E.B. Du Bois and the Sociological Imagination: A Reader, 1897-1914
This insightful collection of essays and excerpts by Robert Wortham describes and analyzes African American quality of life and racial etiquette that pervaded the political, economic and social arrangements of the day. Du Bois early on believed that racial prejudice and discrimination were functions...
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doaj-e8aab437d8754fe5bcf9ff99d695ed592020-11-25T01:56:33ZengNorth Carolina Sociological AssociationSociation Today1542-63002010-06-0181Book Review of W.E.B. Du Bois and the Sociological Imagination: A Reader, 1897-1914 Robert DavisThis insightful collection of essays and excerpts by Robert Wortham describes and analyzes African American quality of life and racial etiquette that pervaded the political, economic and social arrangements of the day. Du Bois early on believed that racial prejudice and discrimination were functions of ignorance and that once presented with verifiable facts a basis for social change could be provided. http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v81/review.htmDu BoisWorthamBlackAfrican-American |
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Book Review of W.E.B. Du Bois and the Sociological Imagination: A Reader, 1897-1914 |
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Book Review of W.E.B. Du Bois and the Sociological Imagination: A Reader, 1897-1914 |
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Book Review of W.E.B. Du Bois and the Sociological Imagination: A Reader, 1897-1914 |
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Book Review of W.E.B. Du Bois and the Sociological Imagination: A Reader, 1897-1914 |
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Book Review of W.E.B. Du Bois and the Sociological Imagination: A Reader, 1897-1914 |
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book review of w.e.b. du bois and the sociological imagination: a reader, 1897-1914 |
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North Carolina Sociological Association |
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Sociation Today |
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2010-06-01 |
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This insightful collection of essays and excerpts by Robert Wortham describes and analyzes African American quality of life and racial etiquette that pervaded the political, economic and social arrangements of the day. Du Bois early on believed that racial prejudice and discrimination were functions of ignorance and that once presented with verifiable facts a basis for social change could be provided. |
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