One of the most profound and influential African Americans, this volume brings together original essays by some leading philosophers, literary critics, historians, and sociologists in the field of Du Bois' scholarship.

Interpreting Du Bois' thoughts on race and culture in a broadly philosophical sense, this volume assembles original essays by some of today's leading scholars in a critical dialogue on different important theoretical and practical issues that concerned him throughout his long career: the conundrum of race, the issue of gender equality, and the perplexities of pan-Africanism.