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Shirley Graham Du Bois (born Lola Shirley Graham Jr.; November 11, 1896 – March 27, 1977) was an American-Ghanaian writer, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American causes, among others. She won the Messner and the Anisfield-Wolf prizes for her works.
19 de mar. de 2007 · Learn about the life and achievements of Shirley Graham Du Bois, the second wife of W.E.B. Du Bois and a prominent African American woman in music, politics and literature. She wrote operas, biographies, and became a citizen of Ghana and a critic of imperialism.
Learn about the life and work of Shirley Graham Du Bois, an author, playwright, composer, and activist who married W.E.B. Du Bois. Explore her collections of papers, books, and music at the Schlesinger Library.
Shirley Graham Du Bois was a playwright, composer, conductor, director, and author who advocated for Black culture and social justice. She married W.E.B. Du Bois in 1951 and moved to Ghana, where she continued his work and faced persecution under COINTELPRO.
15 de feb. de 2021 · Listening To Tom-Tom by Shirley Graham Du Bois | Full Concert & Conversation. Read the program notes for this performance: www.rb.gy/ls51qd Join us for an in-depth exploration of Shirley...
10 de jun. de 2013 · As I have sought to demonstrate in this article, W. E. B. Du Bois's philosophy of Pan-Africanism extended to Pan-Asianism in the last five years of his life. Shirley Graham Du Bois greatly enabled that transition through her consistent social and political involvement in China.
1 de jul. de 2020 · Learn about the life and legacy of Shirley Graham Du Bois, the first African American woman to write an opera, Tom Tom, and a prominent civil rights leader. Explore her musical and literary works, her activism, and her relationship with W.E.B. Du Bois.
