Letter from Omodele Thompson to W. E. B. Du Bois

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Title:
Letter from Omodele Thompson to W. E. B. Du Bois
Description:
Expresses admiration and appreciation for Du Bois's work on behalf of African Americans. Concerns status of Africans, especially economic conditions for West Africans. Interested in connecting with firms "of purely Negro enterprise" involved in cocoa and tea production, and in selling the "Crisis" in West Africa.
Creator:
Thompson, Omodele
Addressee:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Date:
October 19, 1931
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 061 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1. Correspondence
Subjects:
Africa, West--Economic conditions
Africa, West--Commerce--United States
African American business enterprises
Extent:
2 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b061-i097
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:
Lagos (Nigeria)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b061-i097