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Jul 2023
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W.E.B. Du Bois: Black Reconstruction in ...

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Dr. Gerald Horne joins Breht and guest-co-host PM Irvin to launch our new series on the life and work of W.E.B. Du Bois, the famous American sociologist, Marxist socialist, esteemed historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist, starting with his major work Black Reconstruction in America.   Check out our other interviews with Professor Horne over at Guerrilla History:   Texas and the Roots of US Fascism and The Counter-Revolution of 1776   Also check out Dr. Horne's writings in The Nation   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio
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