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W. E. B. Du Bois

American historian and pan-Africanist, author of Black Reconstruction (1935), who joined the Communist Party in 1961 and died in Ghana.

Lived: 1868–1963
Also known as: William Edward Burghardt Du Bois · W.E.B. du Bois · WEB Du Bois · W.E.B. Du Bois · W. E. B. du Bois · William E. B. Du Bois · W. E. B. Dubois
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Sources: Wikipedia — W. E. B. Du Bois

Bibliography

First editions. A tick marks a work matched to a library catalogue record.

Year	Title	First published by	Records
1889	The Philadelphia Negro — A Social Study	Lushena Books	Open Library
1892	The Enforcememnt of the Slave-Trade Laws	[no publisher recorded]	Open Library
1896	The Suppression of the African Slave-Trade to the United States of America, 1638-1870✓	Longmans, New York	Open Library · Open Library
1897	The Conservation of Races✓	The American Negro Academy, Washington, D.C	Open Library · WorldCat record
1898	Some Efforts of American Negroes for Their Own Social Betterment✓ — Report of an investigation under the direction of Atlanta university; together with the proceedings of the third Conference for the study of the Negro problems, held at Atlanta university, May 25-26, 1898.	Atlanta university press, Atlanta, Ga	Open Library · WorldCat record
1898	The Study of the Negro Problems✓	American Academy of Political and Social Science, Philadelphia	Open Library · WorldCat record
1898	Two Addresses Delivered by Alumni of Fisk University✓	Fisk University, Nashville	Open Library · WorldCat record
1899	A Negro Schoolmaster in the New South✓	Houghton Mifflin, [Boston	Open Library
1899	The Negro in Business✓ — report of a social study made under the direction of Atlanta University ; together with the proceedings of the fourth Conference for the Study of the Negro Problems, held at Atlanta University, May 30-31, 1899.	Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga	Open Library · WorldCat record
1900	Disfranchisement✓	National American woman suffrage association, New York	Open Library · WorldCat record
1900	The College-Bred Negro✓	Atlanta University Press	Open Library · WorldCat record
1901	A Select Bibliography of the Negro American✓	University Press, Atlanta	Open Library · WorldCat record
1901	Bulletin of the Department of Labor✓	Government Printing Office, Washington	Open Library · WorldCat record
1901	Relation of the Negroes to the Whites in the South✓	Am. Acad. Pol. Sci., Philadelphia	Open Library
1901	The Negro Common School✓ — report of a social study made under the direction of Atlanta University ; together with the proceedings of the sixth Conference for the Study of the Negro Problems, held at Atlanta University, on May 28th, 1901.	University press, Atlanta, Ga	Open Library · Library of Congress record
1902	The Negro Artisan✓ — Report of a social study made under the direction of Atlanta University; together with the proceedings of the seventh Conference for the Study of the Negro Problems, held at Atlanta University, on May 27th, 1902.	Atlanta University Press, Atlanta, Ga	Open Library · Library of Congress record
1903	The Negro Church✓ — report of a social study made under the direction of Atlanta University ; together with the Proceedings of the eighth Conference for the Study of the Negro Problems, held at Atlanta University, May 26th, 1903.	The Atlanta university press, Atlanta, Ga	Open Library · WorldCat record
1903	The Souls of Black Folk✓	Chicago, A. C. McClurg & co., 1903.	Open Library · WorldCat record
1903	The Training of Negroes for Social Power	[no publisher recorded], [Atlanta	Open Library
1904	Some Notes on Negro Crime Particularly in Georgia✓ — report of a social study made under the direction of Atlanta university; together with the Proceedings of the ninth Conference for the study of the Negro problems, held at Atlanta university, May 24, 1904.	the Atlanta university press, Atlanta, Ga	Open Library · WorldCat record
1905		[s.n.], Buffalo, N.Y.?	Open Library
1905	From Servitude to Service✓	American Unitarian Association, Boston	Open Library · Library of Congress record
1905	The Negro South and North	[no publisher recorded]	Open Library
1906	The Health and Physique of the Negro American✓ — report of a social study made under the direction of Atlanta University : together with the Proceedings of the Eleventh Conference for the Study of the Negro Problems, held at Atlanta university, on May the 29th, 1906	Atlanta University Press, Atlanta, Ga	Open Library · WorldCat record
1907	Economic Co-operation Among Negro Americans✓ — Report of a social study made by Atlanta university under the patronage of the Carnegie institution of Washington, D. C.; together with the Proceedings of the 12th Conference for the study of the Negro problems, held at Atlanta university, on Tuesday, May the 28th, 1907.	The Atlanta University Press, Atlanta, Ga	Open Library · WorldCat record
1907	The Negro in the South✓	G.W. Jacobs & company	Open Library · WorldCat record
1908	The Negro American Family✓ — report of a social study made principally by the college classes of 1909 and 1910 of Atlanta University, under the patronage of the Trustees of the John F. Slater Fund; together with the proceedings of the 13th annual Conference for the Study of the Negro Problems, held at Atlanta University on Tuesday, May the 26th, 1908	The Atlanta University Press, Atlanta, GA	Open Library · WorldCat record
1909	Efforts for Social Betterment Among Negro Americans: Report of a Social Study Made by Atlanta ✓	The Atlanta university press, Atlanta, Ga	Open Library · Library of Congress record
1909	John Brown✓	G. W. Jacobs & company, Philadelphia	Open Library · WorldCat record
1910	Crisis✓	Crisis Pub. Co., New York	Open Library · WorldCat record
1911	The Common School and the Negro American✓ — Report of a social study made by Atlanta university under the patronage of the trustees of the John F. Slater fund; with the Proceedings of the 16th annual Conference for the study of the Negro problems, held at Atlanta university, on Tuesday, May 30th, 1911.	Atlanta University Press, Atlanta, Ga	Open Library · Library of Congress record
1911	The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel✓	A. C. McClurg & Co	Open Library · WorldCat record
1911	The Social Evolution of the Black South✓	American Negro Monographs Co., Washington	Open Library · Library of Congress record
1912	The Negro American Artisan✓	Atlanta University Press, Atlanta, Ga	Open Library · WorldCat record
1913	A Half Century of Freedom	[no publisher recorded], New York	Open Library
1914	Morals and Manners Among Negro Americans✓ — Report of a social study made by Atlanta university under the patronage of the trustees of the John F. Slater fund; with the Proceedings of the 18th annual Conference for the study of the Negro problems, held at Atlanta university, on Monday, May 26th, 1913.	The Atlanta University Press, Atlanta, GA	Open Library · WorldCat record
1915	The African Roots of War✓	publisher not identified, Boston]	Open Library · WorldCat record
1915	The Negro✓	Williams and Norgate, London	Open Library
1923	March 1923 Issue of the Crisis Marked up for the Harvard University President's Office✓	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New York, N.Y	Open Library · WorldCat record
1924	The Dilemma of the Negro✓	[publisher not identified], Place of publication not identified]	Open Library · WorldCat record
1924	The Gift of Black Folk✓ — The Negroes in the Making of America	The Stratford Co, Boston, Mass	Open Library · WorldCat record
1925	The Amenia Conference✓ — an historic Negro gathering	Troutbeck Press, Amenia, N.Y	Open Library · WorldCat record
1930	Africa - Its Place in Modern History✓	Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kan	Open Library · Library of Congress record
1930	Africa, Its Geography, People, and Products✓ — and, Africa, its place in modern history	Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kan	Open Library · WorldCat record
1935	Black Reconstruction✓ — An Essay Toward a History of the Part Which Black Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860-1880	Russell & Russell, New York	Open Library · WorldCat record
1935	Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880✓	Russell & Russell, New York	Open Library · WorldCat record
1936	What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas✓	U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Washington]	Open Library · WorldCat record
1939	Black folk — then and now : an essay in the history and sociology of the negro race	Octagon Books	Open Library
1940	Dusk of Dawn✓ — an essay toward an autobiography of a race concept	Harcourt, Brace & co., New York	Open Library · Open Library
1945	Color and Democracy✓ — colonies and peace.	Harcourt, Brace and Co	Open Library · Open Library
1945	Encyclopedia of the Negro✓	The Phelps-Stokes Fund, New York	Open Library · Open Library
1946	Behold the Land✓	Southern Negro Youth Congress, Birmingham, Ala	Open Library · WorldCat record
1947	The Deadly Diary✓	Macdonald & Co., London	Open Library
1947	World and Africa — an inquiry into the part which Africa has played in world history.	The Viking Press, New York	Open Library
1952	In Battle for Peace✓ — the story of my 83rd birthday	New York: Masses & Mainstream, 1952	Open Library · Open Library
1952	The United States in Literature [with Three Long Stories] -- Seventh Edition✓	Scott, Foresman and Company	Open Library · WorldCat record
1956	A Season to Beware✓	Putnam	Open Library · WorldCat record
1956	Book Reviews by W.E.B. Du Bois (Collected Published Works of W. E. B. DuBois)	Kraus Intl Pubns	Open Library
1957	The Black Flame✓ — a trilogy	Mainstream Publishers, New York	Open Library · WorldCat record
1961	World of Color✓	Mainstream Publishers, New York	Open Library
1961	Worlds of Color✓	Mainstream Publishers, New York	Open Library · WorldCat record
1962	"On This First Day of October ..."✓	Published by the Communist Party, U.S.A., New York	Open Library · WorldCat record
1962	African History✓	Star Pub. Co., Accra, Ghana]	Open Library · WorldCat record
1963	An ABC of Colour✓	Seven Seas Publishers, Berlin	Open Library
1964	An ABC of Color✓	Seven Seas, Berlin	Open Library · Open Library
1964	Selected Poems✓	Ghana University Press, Accra	Open Library · WorldCat record
1965	Three Negro Classics✓	Avon Books, [New York]	Open Library · WorldCat record
1968	Atlanta University Publications	Hippocrene Books, Incorporated	Open Library
1968	Honoring Dr. Du Bois✓	YCL	Open Library · WorldCat record
1968	The Autobiography of W.E.B. DuBois✓ — a soliloquy on viewing my life from the last decade of its first century.	International Publishers, New York	Open Library · Open Library
1969	The Black North in 1901✓ — a social study.	Arno Press	Open Library · Open Library
1969	The Supression of the African Slave Trade (Louisiana Paperbacks L-49)✓	Louisiana State University Press	Open Library
1970	A Reader✓	Harper & Row, New York	Open Library
1970	DuBois, the Selected Writings of W. E. B	New English Library, London	Open Library
1970	W.E.B. Du Bois speaks✓	Pathfinder Press	Open Library · Open Library
1971	The Seventh Son✓ — the thought and writings of W. E. B. Du Bois	Random House, New York	Open Library · Open Library
1972	The Emerging Thought of W. E. B. Du Bois✓ — essays and editorials from the Crisis.	Simon and Schuster, New York	Open Library · WorldCat record
1972	The Reminiscences✓	Oral History Research Office, Columbia University, New York	Open Library · WorldCat record
1972	W. E. B. DuBois: The Crisis Writings✓	Fawcett Publications, Greenwich, Conn	Open Library · Library of Congress record
1973	The Correspondence of W.E.B. Du Bois✓	University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst	Open Library · WorldCat record
1973	The Education of Black People✓ — ten critiques, 1906-1960.	University of Massachusetts Press	Open Library · WorldCat record

Editions in the catalogue

Editions of W. E. B. Du Bois by year: 47 dated titles, 1952–2021, most in 1969 (5); 1 undated. Lines mark died 1963.

The figures by decade

Decade	Titles
1950s	4
1960s	21
1970s	12
1980s	4
1990s	2
2000s	2
2010s	1
2020s	1

Year	Title	Author(s)	Publisher	Language
1952	In Battle for Peace✓ — The Story of My 83rd Birthday	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	Masses & Mainstream	English
1952	Masses & Mainstream Vol. 5 No. 2 — Negro History Week 1952	W. E. B. Dubois & Herbert Aptheker	Masses & Mainstream	Not recorded
1957	The Ordeal of Mansart✓Free	W. E. B. Du Bois	Masses & Mainstream	English
1959	Mansart Builds a School✓Free	W. E. B. Du Bois	Masses & Mainstream	English
1961	Afrika✓ — Ocherk po istorii afrikanskogo kontinenta i ego obitateleĭ	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois & I. I. Potekhin	Politizdat	Russian
1961	Worlds of Color✓Free	W. E. B. Du Bois	Masses & Mainstream	English
1962	John Brown✓Free — Centennial Edition New World Paperbacks, NW-16	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1963	An ABC of Color✓ — Selections from over a Half Century of the Writings Seven Seas Books -- 7	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	Seven Seas Books	English
1963	An ABC of Colour✓ — Selections Chosen by the Author from over a Half Century of His Writings	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1963	An ABC of Colour✓ — Selections Chosen by the Author from over a Half Century of His Writings	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	Seven Seas Books	English
1964	An ABC of color✓ — Selections from a half century of the writings of W. E. B. Du Bois A Seven seas book	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	Seven Seas Books	German
1965	Mein Weg, meine Welt✓	William E. B. Du Bois	Dietz Verlag Berlin	German
1965	The World and Africa✓ — An Inquiry into the Part Which Africa Has Played in World History New World Paperbacks, NW-48	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1967	John Brown✓Free Centennial Edition	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1967	Mein Weg, meine Welt✓ — Memoiren Die kleine Hausbibliothek	William E. B. Du Bois	Dietz Verlag Berlin	German
1967	The Autobiography of W.E.B. Du Bois✓ — A Soliloquy on Viewing My Life from the Last Decade of Its First Century	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1967	The World and Africa✓ — An Inquiry into the Part Which Africa Has Played in World History	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1968	Djubua✓ (Žizň zamečatel'nych ljudej. Serija biografij; (1968) Vyp 4 “447”)	Robert Fedorovič Ivanov & William E. B. Du Bois	Molodaia gvardiia	Not recorded
1968	The Autobiography of W. E. B. Du Bois✓ — A Soliloquy on Viewing My Life from the Last Decade of Its First Century New World Paperbacks, NW-101	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1968	The Autobiography of W.E.B. DuBois✓ — A Soliloquy on Viewing My Life from the Last Decade of Its First Century New World Paperbacks, NW-101	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1969	An ABC of Color✓ — Selections Chosen by the Author from over a Half Century of His Writings New World Paperbacks, NW-S-7	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1969	John Brown✓Free — Mit Portr	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1969	Mein Weg, meine Welt✓	William E. B. Du Bois	Dietz Verlag Berlin	German
1969	The Autobiography of W.E.B. DuBois✓ — A Soliloquy on Viewing My Life from the Last Decade of Its First Century	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1969	The World and Africa✓ — An Inquiry into the Part Which Africa Has Played in World History New World Paperbacks, NW-48	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1970	W.E.B. Du Bois Speaks✓ — Speeches and Addresses, 1920-1963	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	Pathfinder Press	English
1970	W.E.B. DuBois Speaks✓ — Speeches and Addresses 1920-1963	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	Pathfinder Press	English
1971	An ABC of Color✓ New World Paperbacks, NW-S-7	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1971	The Autobiography of W. E. B. Du Bois✓ — A Soliloquy on Viewing My Life from the Last Decade of Its First Century	William E. B. Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1972	John Brown✓Free Centennial Edition	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1972	W.E.B. Du Bois Spaeks✓ — Speeches and Addresses W.E.B. Du Bois Spaeks / W. E. B. Dubois; 2	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, Philip Sheldon Foner & Kwame Nkrumah	Pathfinder Press	English
1972	W.E.B. Du Bois Speaks✓ — Speeches and Addresses. Edited by Philip S. Foner W.E.B. Du Bois Spaeks / W. E. B. Dubois; 1	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	Pathfinder Press	English
1973	The Education of Black People✓ — Ten Critiques, 1906-1960	W. E. B. Du Bois	Monthly Review Press	English
1974	John Brown✓Free Seven Seas Books	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	Seven Seas Books	English
March 1, 1975	The Education of Black People✓ — Ten Critiques, 1906-1960 Modern Reader Paperbacks	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	Monthly Review Press	English
1976	Yuehan Bulang✓	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	People's Publishing House (Beijing)	Chinese
1979	The Autobiography of W. E. B. DuBois✓ — A Soliloquy on Viewing My Life from the Last Decade of Its First Century New World Paperbacks, ONNATIONALLIBERATION	William E. B. Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1982	Cvetnye miry✓ — Roman Biblioteka literatury SŠA	William E. B. Du Bois, James Baldwin, B. A. Gilenson & A. M. Korch	Progress Publishers	Russian
1983	An ABC of Color✓ — Selections Chosen by the Author from over a Half Century of His Writings	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1986	The Autobiography✓ — A Soliloquy of Viewing My Life from the Last Decade of Its First Century	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1986	W.E.B. Du Bois Speaks✓ — Speeches and Addresses, 1920-1963	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, Martin Luther King & Philip Sheldon Foner	Pathfinder Press	English
1991	The Autobiography of W.E.B. DuBois✓ — A Soliloquy on Viewing My Life from the Last Decade of Its First Century	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
1991	W.E.B. Du Bois Speaks✓ — Speeches and Addresses, 1920-1963	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	Pathfinder Press	English
2001	The Education of Black People✓ — Ten Critiques 1906-1960	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	Monthly Review Press	English
2003	The World and Africa✓ — An Inquiry into the Part Which Africa Has Played in World History	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	International Publishers	English
2016	Darkwater✓Free — Voices from Within the Veil Radical Thinkers	William E. B. Du Bois & Manning Marable	Verso Books	English
2021	DarkwaterFree — Voices from Within the Veil	William Edward Burghardt Du Bois & Honorée Fanonne Jeffers	Verso Books	English
n.d.	On This First Day of October — W. E. B. DuBois' Application to Join the Communist Party and Gus Hall's Reply	William E. B. Du Bois & Gus Hall	Communist Party USA (party imprint)	Not recorded