Broderick, Francis L., W. E. B. Du Bois: Negro Leader in a Time of Crisis, Stanford University Press, 1959.

Broderick, writing during Du Bois' lifetime, discusses Du Bois' life and achievements.

Gutman, Herbert G., The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom 1750-1925, Random House, 1976.

Gutman provides the definitive sociological and his torical work on African-American life during and immediately after slavery.

Rampersad, Arnold, The Art and Imagination of W. E. B. Du Bois, Harvard University Press, 1976.

Rampersand provides a thorough discussion of Du Bois' stylistic approach to writing.

Tuttle, William M.,Great Lives Observed: W. E. B. Du Bois, Prentice-Hall, 1973.

This is a collection of articles and essays concerning Du Bois' work in the context of his life.