Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to Major Roberts

Item Information

Title:
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to Major Roberts
Description:
Addressed to him at the Chicago Defender; describing and explaining the reasons behind the Union of South Africa's unfitness to rule and past abominations; suggesting that the proposed annexation "is a blow in the face of the ideals for colonies laid down in the Charter of the United Nations.
Creator:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Addressee:
Roberts, Major
Date:
November 14, 1946
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 112 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1A. General Correspondence
Subjects:
United Nations--Charter
Decolonization--Africa
Indigenous peoples--South Africa
Places:
South Africa
Extent:
1 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b112-i034
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
New York (N.Y.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b112-i034