Contents

SERIES INTRODUCTION: THE BLACK LETTERS ON THE SIGN

INTRODUCTION

PREFACE FOR THE NEW EDITION

PREFACE

CHRONOLOGY

I.AFRICA AND AMERICA
II.THE MAKING OF THE MAN
III.THE WANDERJAHRE
IV.THE SHEPHERD OF THE SHEEP
V.THE VISION OF THE DAMNED
VI.THE CALL OF KANSAS
VII.THE SWAMP OF THE SWAN
VIII.THE GREAT PLAN
IX.THE BLACK PHALANX
X.THE GREAT BLACK WAY
XI.THE BLOW
XII.THE RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX
XIII.THE LEGACY OF JOHN BROWN

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT DU BOIS: A CHRONOLOGY

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

MAPS

The Great Black Way

Harper’s Ferry

Notes