Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to United States House of Representatives

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Title:
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to United States House of Representatives
Description:
Addressed to Congressman William L. Dawson; noting that Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah has personally invited him to attend the independence ceremonies to be held for Ghana on March 6th; noting his involvement in the formation of that nation and in the development of the Pan-African Movement; and requesting on those bases his help securing international travel rights.
Creator:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Addressee:
United States. Congress. House
Date:
February 22, 1957
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 147 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1A. Correspondence
Subjects:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)--1868-1963--Travel
Ghana--History--1957-
Pan-African Movement
Places:
Ghana
Extent:
1 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b147-i344
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
New York (N.Y.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b147-i344