A Small Nation of People

Authors, David Levering Lewis and Deborah Willis, talked about their book, "A Small Nation of People: W.E.B. Du Bois and African American… read more

Authors, David Levering Lewis and Deborah Willis, talked about their book, "A Small Nation of People: W.E.B. Du Bois and African American Portraits of Progress". The book contains photographs of middle-class African Americans, selected from a large group of pictures presented by W.E.B. Du Bois at the 1900 Paris World Fair. Slides of the photographs were shown throughout the presentation. The co-authors also responded to questions from the audience. close

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  • Maricia Battle Assistant Curator Library of Congress->Prints and Photographs Division
  • John Y. Cole Founding Director Library of Congress->Center for the Book
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A Small Nation of People

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Program ID:
179466-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Forum
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Jan 26, 2004 | 2:30am EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Feb 06, 2005 | 5:02pm EST | C-SPAN 3

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  • Jan 26, 2004 | 2:30am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 01, 2004 | 10:02am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 07, 2004 | 3:04pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 02, 2005 | 5:02am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 06, 2005 | 5:02pm EST | C-SPAN 3
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