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OverviewIn The Souls of Black Folk, W. E. B. Du Bois brilliantly details the African American experience. Yet the renowned sociologist was also an astute chronicler of white people, particularly their racism. As Unveiling the Color Line demonstrates, Du Bois’s trenchant analysis of whiteness and white supremacy began in his earliest work--his 1890 speech on Jefferson Davis--and continued in every major book he published in his more than sixty-year career, up to The Black Flame Trilogy. Lisa J. McLeod traces the development of Du Bois’s conception of whiteness, and the racism inherent to it, as an all-encompassing problem, whether predicated on ignorance, moral failure, or the inability to recognize the humanity in other people. In clear, elegant prose, McLeod investigates Du Bois’s complex and nuanced thinking, putting his insights into dialogue with contemporary racial theorists to demonstrate his continuing value to present-day critical thought and activism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lisa J. McLeodPublisher: University of Massachusetts Press Imprint: University of Massachusetts Press Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781625347947ISBN 10: 1625347944 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 31 July 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available ![]() This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews“The first book that systematically focuses on Du Bois’s evolving thinking about whiteness as a historical phenomenon, and political and moral issue, over the course of his career. A significant addition to Du Boisian literature.” - Eric Porter, author of The Problem of the Future World: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Race Concept at Midcentury “McLeod’s great achievement is excavating Du Bois’s views of whiteness and white supremacy and showing how these pivotal dynamics have negatively affected whites and Blacks globally, which will benefit both scholars and popular audiences.” - Aldon Morris, author of The Scholar Denied: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Birth of Modern Sociology “The first book that systematically focuses on Du Bois’s evolving thinking about whiteness as a historical phenomenon, and political and moral issue, over the course of his career. A significant addition to Du Boisian literature.”—Eric Porter, author of The Problem of the Future World: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Race Concept at Midcentury “McLeod’s great achievement is excavating Du Bois’s views of whiteness and white supremacy and showing how these pivotal dynamics have negatively affected whites and Blacks globally, which will benefit both scholars and popular audiences.”—Aldon Morris, author of The Scholar Denied: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Birth of Modern Sociology """The first book that systematically focuses on Du Bois's evolving thinking about whiteness as a historical phenomenon, and political and moral issue, over the course of his career. A significant addition to Du Boisian literature.""--Eric Porter, author of The Problem of the Future World: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Race Concept at Midcentury ""McLeod's great achievement is excavating Du Bois's views of whiteness and white supremacy and showing how these pivotal dynamics have negatively affected whites and Blacks globally, which will benefit both scholars and popular audiences.""--Aldon Morris, author of The Scholar Denied: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Birth of Modern Sociology" Author InformationLisa J. McLeod is part-time lecturer at Northeastern University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |