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Socialism Was Central to W. E. B. Du Bois’s Thought

Jacobin

Jacobin

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July 2, 2026

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The leading black intellectual and freedom fighter W. E. B. Du Bois was a longtime committed socialist and, eventually, a Marxist — commitments that were central to his life and work. Liberals are dead set on suppressing this aspect of his legacy.

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