Daniel Kleven’s Reviews > The Scholar Denied: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Birth of Modern Sociology > Status Update

A tour de force; dismantles Park’s racism and (attempted) erasure of Du Boise’s work from the field of sociology

The "W. E. B. vs. Booker T." debate was never merely ideological and theoretical -- it was about power, money, and control, and chapter 4 documents how "The Tuskegee Machine" effectively blocked funding and support from Du Bois's sociological enterprise at Atlanta University.

Morris's book continues to blaze a powerful trail through the history of sociology and race.

This is one of the best books of the year for me. Wow!