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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Main Author: Robert Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina Sociological Association 2010-06-01
Series:Sociation Today
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Online Access:http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v81/review.htm
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title Book Review of W.E.B. Du Bois and the Sociological Imagination: A Reader, 1897-1914
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title_full Book Review of W.E.B. Du Bois and the Sociological Imagination: A Reader, 1897-1914
title_fullStr Book Review of W.E.B. Du Bois and the Sociological Imagination: A Reader, 1897-1914
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description 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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