DuBois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Person
Biography
American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor.
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DuBois, W. E. B., 1950-07-12
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Identifier: 2006.003.1.1.33
Scope and Contents
Statement by Dr. W.E.B. DuBois, presented at the Peace Information Center meeting on Korea, The Far East and World Peace, held July 12, 1950 in New York City.
Dates:
1950-07-12
Letter from W.E.B. DuBois (Chairman, Peace Information Center) to Dean Acheson (US Secretary of State), 1950-07-14
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Identifier: 2006.003.1.2.8
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"Your public statement of July 12, on the campaign to outlaw atomic warfare which we have been helping, appears to us of so great significance as to call for a reply and rectification of certain assertions. At a moment in history when a world fearful of war hangs on every American pronouncement, the Secretary of State, simultaneously with the Committee on Un-American Activities of the House of Representatives, joins in condemning any effort to outlaw atomic warfare. There is in your...
Dates:
1950-07-14