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Race Woman: The Lives of Shirley Graham Du Bois
An intriguing study of artist and civil rights activist Shirley Graham Du Bois
One of the most intriguing activists and artists of the twentieth century, Shirley Graham Du Bois also remains one of the least studied and understood. In Race Woman , Gerald Horne draws a revealing portrait of this controversial figure who championed the civil rights movement in America, the liberation struggles in Africa and the socialist struggles in Maoist China. Through careful analysis and use of personal correspondence, interviews, and previously unexamined documents, Horne explores her work as a Harlem Renaissance playwright, biographer, composer, teacher, novelist, Left political activist, advisor and inspiration, who was a powerful historical actor.
One of the most intriguing activists and artists of the twentieth century, Shirley Graham Du Bois also remains one of the least studied and understood. In Race Woman , Gerald Horne draws a revealing portrait of this controversial figure who championed the civil rights movement in America, the liberation struggles in Africa and the socialist struggles in Maoist China. Through careful analysis and use of personal correspondence, interviews, and previously unexamined documents, Horne explores her work as a Harlem Renaissance playwright, biographer, composer, teacher, novelist, Left political activist, advisor and inspiration, who was a powerful historical actor.
363 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2000
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Gerald Horne
71 books403 followersDr. Gerald Horne is an eminent historian who is Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. An author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews, his research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations, war and the film industry.
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September 11, 2016
Well. I wish there were more written on her. I am in awe of how prolific she was and her travels and how avant garde ...
A reflection on her by her son David's friend (unanamed):
"I feel about her that the face she turned to the world -- even perhaps to those nearer was the harsher, more dominant side and that she may have feared that the more loving, gentle aspect of herself. It is not easy to be a woman--even less easy to be a very gifted woman--and less still to be a black woman--she had all three hurdles to clear."
A reflection on her by her son David's friend (unanamed):
"I feel about her that the face she turned to the world -- even perhaps to those nearer was the harsher, more dominant side and that she may have feared that the more loving, gentle aspect of herself. It is not easy to be a woman--even less easy to be a very gifted woman--and less still to be a black woman--she had all three hurdles to clear."
August 24, 2020
So glad to see Mrs. Shirley Graham DuBois many lives in this book. I knew she had a life outside of Dr. DuBois, but I had no idea the breadth and depth of those lives. So glad he denoted the history as her "lives" because she participated in so many areas of art, literature, history; so many political arenas; so often mentoring youth, it makes me feel even more appreciative to have heard her speak and talk briefly with her during her last stay in the U.S. when she spoke at University of Illinois at Carbondale. Ase! Long Live this revolutionary woman.
December 6, 2024
It is one of the best books I have chosen to read. It provides a historical account of racism, sexism, and the importance of education.
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