Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History Du Bois Joins The Communist Party (1961)

Du Bois Joins The Communist Party (1961)

Published: Dec. 5, 2023, 2:07 p.m.

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It\\u2019s December 5th. In 196, W.E.B. Du Bois announces that he\\u2019s joining the Communist Party \\u2014 at the age of 93.

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Jody, Niki and Kellie discuss why Du Bois found an ideological home in the Party, his lifelong ideological seeking, and what it meant to join the Communist Party in this particular moment.

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