Dusk of Dawn

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Dusk of Dawn is an autobiographical and sociological work by W. E. B. Du Bois that reflects on his life, race relations, and the struggle for African American civil rights in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autobiography
book
sociological work
aimsTo analyze race relations in the United States
connect personal biography with social theory
author W. E. B. Du Bois
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes Du Bois’s personal experiences with racism
the development of Du Bois’s concept of race
the evolution of Du Bois’s political thought
discusses Du Bois’s work with the NAACP
Jim Crow laws
Pan-Africanism
Reconstruction era
World War I and its impact on race
field African American studies
history of the United States
sociology of race and ethnicity
follows Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil
genre African-American literature
autobiography
sociology
hasPart analysis of race as a social construct
autobiographical narrative of W. E. B. Du Bois
critique of white supremacy
discussion of African American history
reflection on the NAACP and civil rights activism
hasPerspective first-person narrative
influencedBy The Souls of Black Folk
language English
literaryPeriod Harlem Renaissance
surface form: Harlem Renaissance era
mainSubject African American civil rights
Black Americans
surface form: African Americans

W. E. B. Du Bois
race relations in the United States
racism
segregation in the United States
sociology of race
movement American civil rights movement
surface form: Civil Rights Movement (intellectual antecedent)
notableFor articulating the idea of race as a historical and social process
its role in African American intellectual history
linking autobiography with sociological analysis
publicationYear 1940
publisher Harcourt Brace & World
surface form: Harcourt, Brace and Company
setting United States of America
surface form: United States
subtitle An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept
timePeriodCovered early 20th century
late 19th century

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W. E. B. Du Bois notableWork Dusk of Dawn