Franz Boas and W. E. B. Du Bois at Atlanta University, 1906: Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 98, Part 2) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780871699824)

The papers of William Shedrick Willis (1921-1983), housed at the APS, include his drafts of the manuscript "Boas Goes to Atlanta." They contain the fascinating story of Franz Boas's visit to Atlanta Univ. in 1906, and more, because Willis intended the work to be a book on Boas's work in black anthropology. Zumwalt focuses on what was to have been Willis's first chapter, "Boas Goes to Atlanta." She expands the sections on Boas's trip to Atlanta, the time he spent on the campus of Atlanta Univ., the reaction to his talk by blacks and whites, and the conflict between W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. Winner of the John Frederick Lewis Award for 2008. Photos.

Author: Rosemary Levy Zumwalt,William Shedrick Willis
ISBN-10: 0871699826
ISBN-13: 9780871699824
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2008
Pages: 83
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.25d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2009 pg. 89