The Witch of Endor Slept Here
W. E. B. Du Bois and the Crisis of the George Washington Bicentenary
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11272072 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lurana Donnels O’malley (0000-0002-9646-1658, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Pages | mlw043 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | MELUS Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-755X • E-ISSN: 1946-3170 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/melus/mlw043 |
| OpenAlex | W2542275663 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
In 1932 (the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington and a time of institutionally sponsored patriotic fervor), the African American writer W. E. B. Du Bois published a play that would challenge the veneration of America’s first president. In George Washington and Black Folk: A Pageant for the Bicentenary, 1732-1932, Du Bois aimed to provide an alternative view of established history, with a focus on African Americans’ achievements during the Washington era.
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |