Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to the Reverend E. Mdolomba

Item Information

Title:
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to the Reverend E. Mdolomba
Description:
Suggesting "the organization and regular meetings of the natives" as the only probable solution to the "South African situation" -- "only in this way can you accomplish your freedom" -- encouraging him to "speak out frankly and fearlessly" and spread news of the situation to "the newspapers of England, America, and the Continent"; generally encouraging his efforts, and declaring "The time has come for the black man in Africa to assert himself."
Creator:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Addressee:
Mdolmba, E.
Date:
May 13, 1930
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 055 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1. Correspondence
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples--South Africa
Racism--South Africa
Places:
South Africa
Extent:
1 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b055-i061
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
New York (N.Y.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b055-i061