Letter from E. M. DeKonza to W. E. B. Du Bois

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Title:
Letter from E. M. DeKonza to W. E. B. Du Bois
Description:
DeKonza explains that she does not use the term "Negro," but the term "Ethiopian," as a racial identifier, and asks Du Bois to lead her Pan-Ethiopian movement. Also provides her concepts of the original races, and a plea for Du Bois to help stop "negro-ization."
Creator:
DeKonza, E. M.
Addressee:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Date:
June 24, 1939
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 087 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1. Correspondence
Subjects:
Pan-Africanism
Extent:
6 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b087-i564
Terms of Use:
All rights for this document are held by the David Graham Du Bois Trust. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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Place of origin:
Clay Center (Kan.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b087-i564