 | Those About Him Remained Silent: The Battle over W. E. B. Du Bois Subjects: Du Bois W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) 1868–1963 -- Homes and haunts -- Massachusetts -- Great Barrington; Du Bois W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) 1868–1963 -- Birthplace; Great Barrington (Mass.) -- History -- 20th century; Great Barrington; Amy Bass provides the first detailed account of the battle over W. E. B. Du Bois and his legacy, as well as a history of Du BoisOCOs early life in Massachusetts. Showing the potency of prevailing, often hidden, biases, Those About Him Remained Silent is an unexpected history of how racism, patriotism, and global politics played out in a New England community divided on howOCoor even ifOCoto honor the memory of its greatest citizen. |
