Chad L. Williams with 'The Wounded World'

The dramatic story of W. E. B. Du Bois’s reckoning with the betrayal of Black soldiers during World War I-and a new understanding of that era and of one of the great twentieth-century writers.
When W. E. B. Du Bois, believing in the possibility of full citizenship and democratic change, encouraged African Americans to “close ranks” and support the Allied cause in World War I, he made a decision that would haunt him for the rest of his life. For more than two decades Du Bois attempted to write the definitive history of Black participation in World War I. His book, however, remained unfinished.
Drawing on a broad range of sources, most notably Du Bois’s unpublished manuscript and research materials, Williams tells the surprising story of this unpublished book, bringing new insight into Du Bois’s struggles to reckon with both the history and the troubling memory of the war. The Wounded World offers a fresh understanding of the life and mind of arguably the most significant scholar-activist in African American history.
Presented by the American Inspiration Series from American Ancestors/NEHGS in partnership with Boston Public Library, The Museum of African American History Boston | Nantucket and GBH Forum Network.
- Contents of the video -
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:01:17 - Welcome Remarks
0:04:10 - Chad L. Williams Presentation
0:27:22 - Discussion Start
0:57:02 - Closing Remarks
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