History of the Suppression of African Slave-Trade to the US

W. E. B. Du Bois

Nov 2022 · DigiCat

About this ebook

This book is the PhD dissertation of W. E. B Du Bois, the famous African-American author of 20th century. Based upon the study of various sources like, national, State, and colonial statutes, Congressional documents, reports of societies, personal narratives, etc. he has done a meticulous study of the African-American Slave Trade to USA from 1638-1870. In his view, the question of the suppression of the slave-trade is so intimately connected with the questions as to its rise, the system of American slavery, and the whole colonial policy of the eighteenth century, that it is difficult to isolate it. Yet, Du Bois has done an excellent research into the background of America's most turbulent and often neglected past. Read on!

About the author

W.E.B. Du Bois, an intellectual titan of the 20th century, was an African American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author and editor. Born on February 23, 1868, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community. He was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1895. As a fierce advocate for the rights of African Americans, Du Bois was an early leader in the NAACP and left an indelible mark on American literature and history. His seminal work, 'The Souls of Black Folk' (1903), laid the foundation for the field of African American studies and introduced the concept of 'double consciousness'. Du Bois's scholarly pursuits led him to pen 'The History of the Suppression of the African Slave-Trade to the United States', published in 1896, which remains an authoritative reference on the subject. His incisive examinations of black culture and experience, scholarly rigor, and his meditative, often lyrical prose have solidified his status as a pivotal figure in American letters. His passion for social justice and equality was not limited to academia; Du Bois's life was one of activism and the fight for the dignity of all people, which earned him both high esteem and controversy. He died in Ghana on August 27, 1963, one day before Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his 'I Have a Dream' speech, but left a legacy that endures in contemporary discussions of race and class.