Against Racism: Unpublished Essays, Papers, Addresses, 1887–1961: Correspondence of W.E.B. Du Bois

W.E.B. DU BOIS was a critic, editor, scholar, author, and civil rights leader. HERBERT APTHEKER was a colleague of Du Bois's and a historian of the Afro-American experience.

“The essays collected in Against Racism span the period from [Du Bois's] school days at Fisk to his expatriation in Ghana. One expects to see changes, but the steadiness of vision reflected in these pieces is remarkable.”—New York Times Book Review

“A brief sketch of this collection cannot do full justice to its importance to the field of Afro-American history: Against Racism is as critical in presenting the fabric of Du Bois's thought as The Souls of Black Folk or Dusk of Dawn. Henceforth all studies of Du Bois will be affected by these major insights presented in Against Racism.”—Black Scholar
“This masterfully edited collection of some of the essays, papers, and addresses of the leading social and political thinker of the African diaspora during the first half of the twentieth century is worth every exhilarating moment that one spends perusing it.”—Journal of American History
“The remarkable range and eloquence of Du Bois's voice, accented with the polish of the best schools and the sincerity of common sense, ring throughout the volume. Beginning with writings as a student at Fisk, Harvard, and in Berlin, Aptheker has culled illuminating tidbits and major pieces, such as a 30,000-word essay on Blacks during the New Deal. A fascinating view inside one of the foremost 20th-century intellectuals.”—Library Journal