We the People

W.E.B. Du Bois and His Impact on America

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In this episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Levering Lewis joins to unpack Du Bois’ life, legacy, and enduring impact on American history and discuss his new memoir, The Stained Glass Window.  

 

Resources

  • David Levering Lewis, The Stained Glass Window: A Family History as the American Story, 1790–1958, (2025)
  • David Levering Lewis, W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography 1868–1963, (2009)
  • American Historical Association, “W.E.B. Du Bois (1868–1963): Historian, Sociologist, Editor, Activist,” Perspectives on History, (2023)
  • W.E.B. Du Bois, The Talented Tenth, (1903)
  • W.E.B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk: Centennial Edition, (2003)


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