Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to Margaret Deland

Item Information

Title:
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to Margaret Deland
Description:
Commenting at length upon her letter and enclosure (mums312-b178-i532) on De Priest's election to Congress; commenting on the political involvement and public service of African Americans in general; and suggesting that the only way one can win office "is by co-operating with a corrupt political machine."
Creator:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Addressee:
Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell, 1857-1945
Date:
December 12, 1928
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 178 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1B. Crisis Correspondence
Subjects:
African American government executives
De Priest, Oscar, 1871-1951
Extent:
2 p.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b178-i533
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
New York (N.Y.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b178-i533