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W. E. B. Du Bois was one of the great African American
intellectuals of the early twentieth century. He was a prominent
civil rights leader, sociologist, historian, educator, author of
several works of fiction, and one of the founding figures of
Pan-Africanism. Du Bois's works are filled with allusions to the
classical mythology, philosophy, and history that permeated his
education. In the first book-length discussion of the topic, David
Withun examines the influence of classical authors on Du Bois's
thoughts about education, the arts, government, and society. The
influence of classical philosophy, particularly that of Plato and
Cicero, is apparent in some of Du Bois's most distinctive ideas,
such as the concept of the Talented Tenth, his opposition to Booker
T. Washington's industrial education, and in his support of
propaganda through art. Withun also explores Du Bois's critique of
the classical tradition in his responses to modern racism and
colonialism. While Du Bois adopted a number of ideas from the
classical tradition, he also used them to critique what he saw as a
tradition gone awry. Alongside Du Bois's critique of the classical
tradition, he also exhibited an increasing interest in the
history-ancient and modern-of Africa and Asia. In his attempts to
combat modern prejudice, Du Bois appealed to the long traditions of
thought of peoples outside of Europe, in several instances
pioneering the research of non-European history. Withun argues that
Du Bois's absorption of the classical tradition and simultaneous
appreciation of the history of Africa and Asia culminated in a
modern cosmopolitanism, one that calls for a more inclusive
appreciation of global culture.
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