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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| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 (Mar) | The Story of Africa | Celebrates Africa’s great civilizations and condemns the violence of empire, trade and slavery. |
| 1919 (Jan) | The Future of Africa | Urges ending colonial exploitation and racial prejudice, calling for Pan-African self-rule, education, and labor reform. |
| 1919 (Feb) | Africa | Shows how European colonial partition and WWI’s aftermath fueled Pan‑Africanism and demands for racial self‑determination. |
| 1919 (Mar) | Memorandum to M. Diagne and Others on a Pan-African Congress to be held in Paris in February, 1919 | Proposes a Paris Pan-African Congress to demand race rights, education, land and political voice for Black peoples. |
| 1919 (May) | My Mission | Recounts organizing a Pan‑African Congress in Paris to press race, rights and League of Nations action for Black democracy. |
| 1919 (May) | Robert R. Moton | Criticizes R.R. Moton for sidelining Black troops, abandoning Pan-African work, and enabling racial deference. |
| 1919 (Jun) | Egypt and India | Urges Black America’s solidarity with colonized India and Egypt, condemning oppression and pleading for justice. |
| 1920 (Dec) | Marcus Garvey | Critiques Marcus Garvey’s Black nationalist drive - praising his leadership and race pride while faulting its business sense. |
| 1921 (Jan) | Pan-Africa | 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 | (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 | 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 | Announces the Second Pan-African Congress in Paris, arguing logistics and anti-colonial solidarity unite Black communities. |
| 1921 (Jun) | The Second Pan-African Congress | Urges Pan-African unity and fundraising for the Second Pan-African Congress, mobilizing Black organizations worldwide. |
| 1921 (Nov) | Manifesto to the League of Nations | 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 | Demands racial equality, self-government, education and labor rights, condemning colonialism and economic injustice. |
| 1921 (Dec) | The Sermon in the Cradle | Reimagines Christ born in Benin, affirming Black dignity, faith, and hope as resistance to racial oppression. |
| 1924 (Mar) | Sketches from Abroad | 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 | Reports the Fourth Pan-African Congress, urging African self-rule, education, land rights, labor and racial democracy. |
| 1930 (Mar) | Patient Asses | Condemns Jan Smuts’ racial caste in South Africa, urging Pan‑African solidarity against disfranchisement. |
| 1933 (Oct) | Pan-Africa and New Racial Philosophy | Urges Pan‑African unity to confront racial labor exploitation and economic injustice, reclaiming Black agency. |
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