An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept
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"An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept" is the subtitle of W. E. B. Du Bois’s 1940 work *Dusk of Dawn*, in which he reflects on his life and the evolving idea of race in American and global history.
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| An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book subtitle
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literary work component ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | W. E. B. Du Bois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | The Souls of Black Folk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | W. E. B. Du Bois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clarifies | Du Bois’s understanding of race over time ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
Du Bois’s intellectual development
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changing racial ideologies in the United States ⓘ international dimensions of race ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African American studies
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history ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
American history
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Du Bois’s life ⓘ evolution of the idea of race ⓘ global history ⓘ |
| genre |
African American literature
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autobiographical writing ⓘ sociological reflection ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasTitlePhrase | Autobiography of a Race Concept NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
autobiographical approaches in sociology
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later studies of race as a social construct ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African Americans
NERFINISHED
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autobiography ⓘ history of race concepts ⓘ race ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | Dusk of Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationContext | early 20th-century United States racial segregation ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| reflects |
Du Bois’s academic career
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Du Bois’s experiences with racism ⓘ Du Bois’s political activism ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Pan-Africanism
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civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subtitleOf | Dusk of Dawn: An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | subtitle in scholarly citations ⓘ |
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