Description:
This collection of essays emerged from a symposium held at Mercer University which examined the ways in which W. E. B. Du Bois's theories of race have shaped racial discussion and public policy in the twentieth-century. The essays also examine the application of Du Bois's theories to the new millennium, as well as his contributions to the study of the humanities.
Brief description: CHESTER J. FONTENOT, JR., is the Baptist Professor of English and director of the African-American Studies program at Mercer University. He has published six books, over sixty articles, and numerous book reviews and newspaper articles. He is the general editor of the Mercer University Press book series Voices of the African Diaspora.