Du Bois on Education / Edition 344

by Eugene F. Provenzo Jr.

Overview

Although W. E. B. Du Bois was one of the most significant educational thinkers of the twentieth century, many are still unaware of his relevance in this field. DuBois on Education corrects this oversight by collecting Du Bois's major writings on education in one volume. Together these selections powerfully demonstrate Du Bois's commitment to racial educational equality and his contributions to educational thought.

Raised in poverty himself, Du Bois combined public education with determination to become the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard. Yet he saw that education could be used to keep down as well as raise up. Arguing against Booker T. Washington and his accommodationist Hampton model, Du Bois called for a radical vision where a "Talented Tenth" of college educated blacks would lead African-Americans to their highest possibilities.

Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr. in detailed introduction traces Du Bois's life as a student and teacher, plus his fights for educational equality throughout his life. He has also given each of the twenty-two selections included in this volume short introductions placing the pieces in their historical and critical contexts.

Du Bois on Education is an important resource for classes in history, education, African-American studies, or for anyone wishing to understand the last 100 years of black American life and education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780759102002
Publisher:	AltaMira Press
Publication date:	04/23/2002
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	344
Sales rank:	938,564
Product dimensions:	5.84(w) x 8.96(h) x 0.84(d)

About the Author

Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr. is a professor in the School of Education at the University of Miami. He is the author of a wide range of books on education, history and cultural studies.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface and Acknowledgements Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 One: Du Bois's Experience as a Student and Teacher Chapter 4 A Negro Schoolmaster in the New South Chapter 5 A Negro Student at Harvard at the End of the 19th Century Chapter 6 Two: Du Bois on Education and Social Power Chapter 7 Of the Training of Black Men Chapter 8 The Training of Negroes for Social Power Chapter 9 The Talented Tenth Part 10 Three: Du Bois on Elementary and Secondary Education Chapter 11 The Freedman's Bureau Chapter 12 Heredity and the Public Schools Chapter 13 Negro Education Chapter 14 Does the Negro Need Separate Schools? Chapter 15 How Negroes Have Taken Advantage of Educational Opportunities Officered by Friends Chapter 16 Two Hundred Years of Segregated Schools Part 17 Du Bois, Washington and the Hampton Model Chapter 18 Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others Chapter 19 Hampton Chapter 20 Education and Work Part 21 Five: Du Bois and Higher Education Chapter 22 Careers Open to College-Bred Negroes Chapter 23 Atlanta University Chapter 24 Gifts and Education Chapter 25 Negroes in College Chapter 26 The Negro College Chapter 27 The Future of Wilberforce University Chapter 28 The Future and Function of the Private Negro College Part 29 Six: Education and Literature Chapter 30 The New Education Chapter 31 Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

The complicated, brilliant DuBois never bores or tires us.. .. Provenzo's assemblage is timely. In the current climate of fundamental educational reconsideration, this work both reinforces what we already understood, and causes us to reflect anew on the greatest black scholar of the last century...The essays chosen for this work deliver an intimate panorama of DuBois' views on education...of interest to both the casual and serious DuBois enthusiast.

Anthropology & Education Quarterly - William H. Watkins

The complicated, brilliant DuBois never bores or tires us. . . . Provenzo's assemblage is timely. In the current climate of fundamental educational reconsideration, this work both reinforces what we already understood, and causes us to reflect anew on the greatest black scholar of the last century...The essays chosen for this work deliver an intimate panorama of DuBois' views on education...of interest to both the casual and serious DuBois enthusiast.

From the Publisher

Though W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) has long been recognized as a pillar of African-American thought on many topics, Provenzo (education, U. of Miami) realized that his substantial writings about education had not been highlighted. He corrects the oversight by collecting 22 pieces on his school experience, the relationship between education and social power, elementary and secondary education, and higher education. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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