W.E.B. DuBois and American Political Thought: Fabianism and the Color Line

Readers familiar with Adolph Reed Jr’s work …expect fiery polemics defending one interpretation of American race relations against any and all rivals. They will not be disappointed. Reed…not only aims to inform us of what Du Bois really meant, he also hurls a broadside against ‘vindicationism’. –The New York Times Book Review In this explosive book, Reed covers for the first time the full sweep and totality of W. E. B. Du Bois’s political thought, while simultaneously remapping the history of twentieth-century progressive thought and sharply criticizing recent trends in Afro-American, literary, and cultural studies.