 | W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet Subjects: Du Bois W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) 1868–1963 -- Religion; African Americans -- Biography; Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography; African Americans -- Religion; United States -- Race relations; Race relations -- Religious aspects --; W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet is the first religious biography of this leading civil rights activist and intellectual. Though Du Bois is often labeled an atheist, historian Edward J. Blum argues that his religious and spiritual insights are central to understanding his political and intellectual work. Edward J. Blum teaches history at San Diego State University. His books include the award-winning Reforging the White Republic: Race, Religion, and American Nationalism, 1865-1898. |
