As scholar, author, lecturer and organizer, Dr. Du Bois was a leader since the turn of the century in the movement for Black liberation. The story of his personal life is thus inseparable from the entire course of this struggle.
Among the first to grasp the worldwide aspects of Black liberation, he became a founder of the Pan-African movement, and soon joined the struggle against colonialism.
Already in his 70s, he threw himself into the fight for peace during the height of the Cold War.
He died at the age of 95, on the eve of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and was hailed by all as the founder of the movement which led to the March.
The Autobiography is not only the life story of one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. It is a panoramic view of the great social revolution of our time.
Edited by Herbert Aptheker. Includes a selected bibliography of Dr. Du Bois' writings, a calendar of his life, reference notes, and 16 pages of photos.
Paperback, 448pp.
