| Afro-American Scholars: Leaders, Activists,and Writers |
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"The Afro-American scholar generally has had to play a
broader role as a leader of his race and activist and
writer in his community than most other scholars. He has
had to emerge from the ivory towers of academe to do
battle in the struggle for rights and to overcome
oppression. This has been true of historians like W.E.B.
Du Bois, Carter G. Woodson, and Luther P. Jackson as
well as other Afro-American historians, sociologists,
political scientists, and scholars in varied fields.
"Afro-American scholars brought to their work a
sensitivity developed
broader role as a leader of his race and activist and
writer in his community than most other scholars. He has
had to emerge from the ivory towers of academe to do
battle in the struggle for rights and to overcome
oppression. This has been true of historians like W.E.B.
Du Bois, Carter G. Woodson, and Luther P. Jackson as
well as other Afro-American historians, sociologists,
political scientists, and scholars in varied fields.
"Afro-American scholars brought to their work a
sensitivity developed
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