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Professor David Levering Lewis talked about his book W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919-1963, published by Henry Holt and Co. The book is the second volume…

Guests examined the history of the early struggle for civil rights and the development of modern black culture through the writings of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. Among the topi…

Professor David Levering Lewis, Author, discussed his book, W.E.B. Dubois: The Biography of a Race, 1868-1919, published by Henry Holt and Company, Inc. The book is the first volume of a two…

Mrs. Bush and other talked about the writers of the Harlem Renaissance and their influence on American arts and culture. They also talked about the African-American experience in the early t…

The panel of award-winning biographers talked about the highs and lows of writing biographies and shared stories about working on their famous subjects. Mr. Caro wrote Master of the Senate: …

In a gala event to open the National Book Festival, sponsored by the Library of Congress, authors talked about books that influenced their lives.

Three biographers discuss their subjects as representative examples of modern visionaries. The panelists are Stanley Wolpert, author of Ghandi’s Passion: The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Ghand…

Professor David Levering Lewis read excerpts from his Pulitzer Prize-winning biography W.E.B. DuBois and talked about DuBois' life and career. Professor Lewis is the Martin Luther King Profe…

Professor David Levering Lewis talked about his book "W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919-1963", published by Henry Holt & Co. The book is the second volume…

Finalists for the National Book Awards 2000 in non-fiction, fiction, poetry, and young people’s literature read from their works. Mr. Cadnum read from The Book of the Lion, published by Viki…

In celebration of BookTV’s one year anniversary, authors: Peter Collier,Author, ‘THE ROOSEVELTS: AN AMERICAN SAGA’ David Levering Lewis, Author,'W.E.B.DUBOIS:BIOGRAPHY OF A RACE' Dava S…

History professors Eric Foner, John Putnam Demos, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and David Levering Lewis talked about the state of U.S. history during a forum at Columbia University, moderated by …