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[DU BOIS, W. E. B.]. A Souvenir Program in Memory of Dr. William E. Burghardt Du Bois 1868-1963.
Estimate: $300-$500
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American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Location
Cincinnati
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[DU BOIS, W. E. B.]. A Souvenir Program in Memory of Dr. William E. Burghardt Du Bois 1868-1963.


A Souvenir Program in Memory of Dr. William E. Burghardt Du Bois 1868-1963. New York, NY: n.p., ca 1964.

15pp, 8 1/2 x 11 in. Staple-bound printed wrappers (soiling, wear to extremities).

This souvenir program was given to attendees of a memorial service for Du Bois at Carnegie Hall in New York. It includes many photographs of DuBois, an overview of his life and contributions, excerpts from his work, a program of the service, various tributes from Civil Rights leaders, and more.

[WITH:] Freedomways: A Quarterly Review of the Negro Freedom Movement. "W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Issue." Vol. 5, No. 1. New York: Freedomways Associates, Inc., Winter 1965.

216pp, 6 x 9 in., original illustrated wrappers (chipping to spine, creasing, soiling, wear to extremities).

Contents include numerous short tributes and longer articles on the legacy of W. E. B. Du Bois including "W. E. B. Du Bois as an Inspirer of Negro Youth" by Sterling Stuckey, "Du Bois and Pan Africa" by Richard B. Moore, and "The Passing of a Great African" by Bernard Fonlon.


This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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