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• W.E.B. Du Bois: Toward Agnosticism (1868-1934)

  Rowman and Littlefield

  Brian L. Johnson's remarkable biography of W.E.B. Du Bois describes the evolution of religious views from Du Bois's birth until his resignation as editor of Crisis magazine in 1934. W.E.B. Du Bois: Toward Agnosticism, 1868-1934 traces Du Bois's mounting skepticism through his earliest church experiences to his sociological training in Berlin culminating with his writings in Crisis magazine. Johnson argues that despite Du Bois's frequent use of Protestant religious rhetoric, the mature Du Bois was a critic of African American religious organizations and their leaders, and a scientifically oriented agnostic who did not adhere to any religious orthodoxy.

• W.E.B. Du Bois: Toward Agnosticism (1868-1934)

  Rowman and Littlefield

  Brian L. Johnson's remarkable biography of W.E.B. Du Bois describes the evolution of religious views from Du Bois's birth until his resignation as editor of Crisis magazine in 1934. W.E.B. Du Bois: Toward Agnosticism, 1868-1934 traces Du Bois's mounting skepticism through his earliest church experiences to his sociological training in Berlin culminating with his writings in Crisis magazine. Johnson argues that despite Du Bois's frequent use of Protestant religious rhetoric, the mature Du Bois was a critic of African American religious organizations and their leaders, and a scientifically oriented agnostic who did not adhere to any religious orthodoxy.

• "A Young Man Apart, A World Apart"

  The Raleigh News and Observer

  The editors titled this biographical piece, "A Young Man Apart, A World Apart." The article first appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer on August 31, 1995. While serving within The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill's Institute of Government post-graduate summer internship program at the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, this article relied upon qualitative research and biographical experiences relating to inner-city Durham, North Carolina.

• W.E.B. Du Bois: Toward Agnosticism (1868-1934)

  Rowman and Littlefield

  Brian L. Johnson's remarkable biography of W.E.B. Du Bois describes the evolution of religious views from Du Bois's birth until his resignation as editor of Crisis magazine in 1934. W.E.B. Du Bois: Toward Agnosticism, 1868-1934 traces Du Bois's mounting skepticism through his earliest church experiences to his sociological training in Berlin culminating with his writings in Crisis magazine. Johnson argues that despite Du Bois's frequent use of Protestant religious rhetoric, the mature Du Bois was a critic of African American religious organizations and their leaders, and a scientifically oriented agnostic who did not adhere to any religious orthodoxy.

• "A Young Man Apart, A World Apart"

  The Raleigh News and Observer

  The editors titled this biographical piece, "A Young Man Apart, A World Apart." The article first appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer on August 31, 1995. While serving within The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill's Institute of Government post-graduate summer internship program at the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, this article relied upon qualitative research and biographical experiences relating to inner-city Durham, North Carolina.

• Conflicts in American History: A Documentary Encyclopedia

  Facts on File

  Volume 3: Civil War Volume 4: Reconstruction Volume 7: The Long Civil Rights Movement Volume 8: Towards the Next American Century

• W.E.B. Du Bois: Toward Agnosticism (1868-1934)

  Rowman and Littlefield

  Brian L. Johnson's remarkable biography of W.E.B. Du Bois describes the evolution of religious views from Du Bois's birth until his resignation as editor of Crisis magazine in 1934. W.E.B. Du Bois: Toward Agnosticism, 1868-1934 traces Du Bois's mounting skepticism through his earliest church experiences to his sociological training in Berlin culminating with his writings in Crisis magazine. Johnson argues that despite Du Bois's frequent use of Protestant religious rhetoric, the mature Du Bois was a critic of African American religious organizations and their leaders, and a scientifically oriented agnostic who did not adhere to any religious orthodoxy.

• "A Young Man Apart, A World Apart"

  The Raleigh News and Observer

  The editors titled this biographical piece, "A Young Man Apart, A World Apart." The article first appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer on August 31, 1995. While serving within The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill's Institute of Government post-graduate summer internship program at the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, this article relied upon qualitative research and biographical experiences relating to inner-city Durham, North Carolina.

• Conflicts in American History: A Documentary Encyclopedia

  Facts on File

  Volume 3: Civil War Volume 4: Reconstruction Volume 7: The Long Civil Rights Movement Volume 8: Towards the Next American Century

• The Yancy Years: Age of Infrastructure, Technology and Restoration

  Johnson C. Smith University

  n celebration of Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy’s 14-year tenure at Johnson C. Smith University, three authors have capsulated her dynamic impact on the school in a commemorative book. The book, “The Yancy Years: The Age of Infrastructure, Technology, and Restoration,” is an educational narrative about the history of Johnson C. Smith University’s twelfth president. Research for this book involved conducting more than 75 separate, individual interviews for the book. Authors Brian L. Johnson, Ph.D., Sharon D. Raynor, Ph.D., and Benny L. Smith, APR also utilized university records, Board of Trustees reports, and presidential reports to the Board of Trustees, presidential speeches, various university publications, and local and national newspaper articles.

• W.E.B. Du Bois: Toward Agnosticism (1868-1934)

  Rowman and Littlefield

  Brian L. Johnson's remarkable biography of W.E.B. Du Bois describes the evolution of religious views from Du Bois's birth until his resignation as editor of Crisis magazine in 1934. W.E.B. Du Bois: Toward Agnosticism, 1868-1934 traces Du Bois's mounting skepticism through his earliest church experiences to his sociological training in Berlin culminating with his writings in Crisis magazine. Johnson argues that despite Du Bois's frequent use of Protestant religious rhetoric, the mature Du Bois was a critic of African American religious organizations and their leaders, and a scientifically oriented agnostic who did not adhere to any religious orthodoxy.

• "A Young Man Apart, A World Apart"

  The Raleigh News and Observer

  The editors titled this biographical piece, "A Young Man Apart, A World Apart." The article first appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer on August 31, 1995. While serving within The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill's Institute of Government post-graduate summer internship program at the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, this article relied upon qualitative research and biographical experiences relating to inner-city Durham, North Carolina.

• Conflicts in American History: A Documentary Encyclopedia

  Facts on File

  Volume 3: Civil War Volume 4: Reconstruction Volume 7: The Long Civil Rights Movement Volume 8: Towards the Next American Century

• The Yancy Years: Age of Infrastructure, Technology and Restoration

  Johnson C. Smith University

  n celebration of Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy’s 14-year tenure at Johnson C. Smith University, three authors have capsulated her dynamic impact on the school in a commemorative book. The book, “The Yancy Years: The Age of Infrastructure, Technology, and Restoration,” is an educational narrative about the history of Johnson C. Smith University’s twelfth president. Research for this book involved conducting more than 75 separate, individual interviews for the book. Authors Brian L. Johnson, Ph.D., Sharon D. Raynor, Ph.D., and Benny L. Smith, APR also utilized university records, Board of Trustees reports, and presidential reports to the Board of Trustees, presidential speeches, various university publications, and local and national newspaper articles.

• The Role of Higher Education in the Religious Transformation of W.E.B. Du Bois

  Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

  Article appearing in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education in advance of forthcoming publication, W.E.B. Du Bois: Toward Agnosticism (1868-1934)

• W.E.B. Du Bois: Toward Agnosticism (1868-1934)

  Rowman and Littlefield

  Brian L. Johnson's remarkable biography of W.E.B. Du Bois describes the evolution of religious views from Du Bois's birth until his resignation as editor of Crisis magazine in 1934. W.E.B. Du Bois: Toward Agnosticism, 1868-1934 traces Du Bois's mounting skepticism through his earliest church experiences to his sociological training in Berlin culminating with his writings in Crisis magazine. Johnson argues that despite Du Bois's frequent use of Protestant religious rhetoric, the mature Du Bois was a critic of African American religious organizations and their leaders, and a scientifically oriented agnostic who did not adhere to any religious orthodoxy.

• "A Young Man Apart, A World Apart"

  The Raleigh News and Observer

  The editors titled this biographical piece, "A Young Man Apart, A World Apart." The article first appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer on August 31, 1995. While serving within The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill's Institute of Government post-graduate summer internship program at the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, this article relied upon qualitative research and biographical experiences relating to inner-city Durham, North Carolina.

• Conflicts in American History: A Documentary Encyclopedia

  Facts on File

  Volume 3: Civil War Volume 4: Reconstruction Volume 7: The Long Civil Rights Movement Volume 8: Towards the Next American Century

• The Yancy Years: Age of Infrastructure, Technology and Restoration

  Johnson C. Smith University

  n celebration of Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy’s 14-year tenure at Johnson C. Smith University, three authors have capsulated her dynamic impact on the school in a commemorative book. The book, “The Yancy Years: The Age of Infrastructure, Technology, and Restoration,” is an educational narrative about the history of Johnson C. Smith University’s twelfth president. Research for this book involved conducting more than 75 separate, individual interviews for the book. Authors Brian L. Johnson, Ph.D., Sharon D. Raynor, Ph.D., and Benny L. Smith, APR also utilized university records, Board of Trustees reports, and presidential reports to the Board of Trustees, presidential speeches, various university publications, and local and national newspaper articles.

• The Role of Higher Education in the Religious Transformation of W.E.B. Du Bois

  Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

  Article appearing in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education in advance of forthcoming publication, W.E.B. Du Bois: Toward Agnosticism (1868-1934)

• Du Bois on Reform: Periodical-Based Leadership for African Americans

  Rowman and Littlefield (Alta Mira Press)

  Product Description W. E. B. Du Bois's _reform writings_--with the intention of reforming immoral and unethical behavior--appeared in periodicals directed toward or written on behalf of the African American community. Now for the first time, Du Bois's reform writings, which span over fifty years, have been gathered into one volume. Each section is edited and introduced by Brian Johnson and they demonstrate Du Bois's contribution to advancing the social and moral dimensions of the African American community.