Pan-Africanism

Du Bois’s vision of global Black solidarity, including coverage of Pan-African Congresses and anti-colonial movements.

Pan-Africanism (16 articles)

Du Bois’s vision of global Black solidarity, including coverage of Pan-African Congresses and anti-colonial movements.

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1919 (Jan) The Future of Africa 1919: W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis urges ending colonial exploitation and racial prejudice, calling for Pan-African self-rule, education, and labor reform.
1919 (Mar) Memorandum to M. Diagne and Others on a Pan-African Congress to be held in Paris in February, 1919 In 1919 W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis proposes a Paris Pan-African Congress to demand race rights, education, land and political voice for Black peoples.
1919 (May) Robert R. Moton W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1919) criticizes R.R. Moton for sidelining Black troops, abandoning Pan-African work, and enabling racial deference.
1919 (Jun) Egypt and India In a 1919 article in The Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois urges Black America’s solidarity with colonized India and Egypt, condemning oppression and pleading for justice.
1920 (Dec) Marcus Garvey W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1920) critiques Marcus Garvey’s Black nationalist drive - praising his leadership and race pride while faulting its business sense.
1921 (Jan) Pan-Africa W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1921) calls a Pan‑African Congress in Paris to rally Black governments and activists for racial solidarity, democracy, and self‑rule.
1921 (Feb) Africa for the Africans W.E.B. Du Bois (1921, The Crisis) argues Africa must be governed for Africans, critiques colonial labor limits and urges self-rule over racial paternalism.
1921 (Mar) Pan-Africa In 1921 W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis traces the rise of Pan-African public opinion and urges unity for political rights, land, education and labor reform.
1921 (Apr) The Second Pan-African Congress W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1921) announces the Second Pan-African Congress in Paris, arguing logistics and anti-colonial solidarity unite Black communities.
1921 (Jun) The Second Pan-African Congress W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1921) urges Pan-African unity and fundraising for the Second Pan-African Congress, mobilizing Black organizations worldwide.
1921 (Nov) Manifesto to the League of Nations W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis 1921 asks the League of Nations to affirm racial equality, study Negro labor, and appoint Black members to Mandates Commission.
1921 (Nov) To The World W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1921) demands racial equality, self-government, education and labor rights, condemning colonialism and economic injustice.
1921 (Dec) The Sermon in the Cradle In a 1921 Crisis essay, W.E.B. Du Bois reimagines Christ born in Benin, affirming Black dignity, faith, and hope as resistance to racial oppression.
1924 (Mar) Sketches from Abroad In 1924 W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis recounts travel sketches across Europe toward Africa, critiquing imperialism, whiteness, and noting Pan-African ties.
1927 (Oct) The Pan-African Congresses: The Story of a Growing Movement In 1927 W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis reports the Fourth Pan-African Congress, urging African self-rule, education, land rights, labor and racial democracy.
1933 (Oct) Pan-Africa and New Racial Philosophy In 1933 The Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois urges Pan‑African unity to confront racial labor exploitation and economic injustice, reclaiming Black agency.
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