David Levering Lewis is the Julius Silver University Professor and Professor of History at New York University.
Black Reconstruction in America interprets the twenty years of Reconstruction from the point of view of newly liberated African Americans. Though lambasted by critics at the time of its publication in 1935, Black Reconstruction has only grown in historical and literary importance. In the 1960s it joined the canon of the most influential revisionist historical works.
W. E. B. Du Bois and African American Portraits of Progress
Featuring over 150 illustrations, this collection showcases the vibrant history and contributions of a small nation of African Americans. It highlights their cultural significance and readiness to influence the broader American landscape, offering a visual narrative that celebrates their legacy and aspirations. The artwork serves as a powerful testament to their journey and impact within the fabric of American society.
Lewis charts the second half of Du Bois's career, from the end of World War I on.
From its beginnings in 1919, with soldiers returning from the Great War, to its sputtering end in 1934, with the Great Depression, the New Negro Movement in arts and letters proclaimed the experience of African American men and women. This magnificent volume features a wealth of fiction and nonfiction works by 45 writers from that exuberant era.
This monumental biography--eight years in the research and writing--treats the early and middle phases of a long and intense career: a crucial fifty-year period that demonstrates how Du Bois changed forever the way Americans think about themselves.