Socialism and Democracy in W.E.B. Du Boiss Life, Thought, and Legacy
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of W.E.B. Du Boiss birth, the chapters in this book reflect on the local, national, and international significance of his remarkable life and legacy in relation to his specific commitments to socialism and democracy.
Written with contemporary conditions in mind, such as the current political period of economic inequality, the debilitating reality of exploitative economic conditions, an expansive and invasive surveillance state, the grotesque injustice of the prison industrial complex, the ongoing crisis of police violence and the militarization of law enforcement, and a White House unashamedly spewing white supremacist, nationalist rhetoric in word and deed, this book collectively ponders how Du Boiss radicalism can shape and re-texture historical understanding and underscore a reflective urgency about the future.
In this volume, scholars and activists undertake thoughtful and analytical explorations with regard to how Du Boiss commitments to socialism and democracy can inform current methodology and praxis.
This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal Socialism and Democracy.
Edward Carson is the Dean of Multicultural Education at The Governors Academy, USA. He received his B.A. in History and Biblical Christianity and an M.Ed. in History Education from Harding University, Searcy, USA. He is the co-author with John P. Irish of Historical Thinking Skills: A Workbook for European History. Hes an activist in the greater Boston community.
Gerald Horne is the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, USA. He is the author of over 30 books on subjects that address racism, labor, white supremacy, black radicalism, black internationalism, civil rights, and film.
Phillip Luke Sinitiere is a Scholar in Residence at the W.E.B. Du Bois Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA, and teaches history and humanities at the College of Biblical Studies, a predominately African American school in Houston, USA. His essays and books on Du Bois address history, literature, black radicalism, and Pan-Africanism.
Socialism and Democracy in W.E.B. Du Boiss Life, Thought, and Legacy
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Contents
Phillip Luke Sinitiere, Edward Carson and Gerald Horne
Jesse Olsavsky
Brandon Alston
Carlton D. Floyd and Thomas E. Reifer
Thomas Meagher
Lisa McLeod
Curtis Haynes Jr.
Denise Lynn
Charisse Burden-Stelly
Phillip Luke Sinitiere
Lasana Kazembe
Tara Betts
Phillip Luke Sinitiere
Sandra Staton-Taiwo
Alys Eve Weinbaum and Phillip Luke Sinitiere
Whitney Battle-Baptiste and Phillip Luke Sinitiere
Yunxiang Gao and Phillip Luke Sinitiere
Phillip Luke Sinitiere, Edward Carson and Jarvis Tyner
The chapters in this book were originally published in the Socialism and Democracy, volume 32, issue 3 (April 2019). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows:
Introduction
If we neglect to mark this history, it may be distorted or forgotten: Socialism and Democracy in W.E.B. Du Boiss Life, Thought, and Legacy
Phillip Luke Sinitiere, Edward Carson and Gerald Horne
Socialism and Democracy, volume 32, issue 3 (April 2019) pp. 113
Chapter 1
The Abolitionist Tradition in the Making of W.E.B. Du Boiss Marxism and Anti-Imperialism
Jesse Olsavsky
Socialism and Democracy, volume 32, issue 3 (April 2019) pp. 1435
Chapter 2
Glances Curiously and Walks OnRacializing Visibility and Double Consciousness
Brandon Alston
Socialism and Democracy, volume 32, issue 3 (April 2019) pp. 3651
Chapter 3
What Happens to a Dream Deferred? W.E.B. Du Bois and the Radical Black Enlightenment/Endarkenment
Carlton D. Floyd and Thomas E. Reifer
Socialism and Democracy, volume 32, issue 3 (April 2019) pp. 5280
Chapter 4
Darkwaters Existentialist Socialism
Thomas Meagher
Socialism and Democracy, volume 32, issue 3 (April 2019) pp. 81104
Chapter 5
Du Boiss A World Search for Democracy: The Democratic Roots of Socialism
Lisa McLeod
Socialism and Democracy, volume 32, issue 3 (April 2019) pp. 105124
Chapter 6
From Philanthropic Black Capitalism to Socialism: Cooperativism in Du Boiss Economic Thought
Curtis Haynes Jr.
Socialism and Democracy, volume 32, issue 3 (April 2019) pp. 125145
Chapter 7
Listen to the Blood: Du Bois, Cultural Memory, and the Black Radical Tradition in Education
Lasana Kazembe
Socialism and Democracy, volume 32, issue 3 (April 2019) pp. 146163
Chapter 8
Enlightening the Working Class: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Jefferson School of Social Science
Denise Lynn
Socialism and Democracy, volume 32, issue 3 (April 2019) pp. 164180
Chapter 9
W.E.B. Du Bois in the Tradition of Radical Blackness: Radicalism, Repression, and Mutual Comradeship, 19301960
Charisse Burden-Stelly