Dr Cheryl Gilkes presents Mighty Causes Are Calling

Dr Cheryl Gilkes presents Mighty Causes Are Calling: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Sociology of African American Women.

This presentation will explore the ways that W.E.B. Du Bois's recognition of the spiritual forces motivating Black and women and shaping their organizations helps to explain their effectiveness as church women and political actors. Calling Black women "the intellectual leadership of the race" Du Bois identifies women as a central component of the "Gift of Black Folk" Included will be an exploration of a particular essay where Du Bois uses a "theophany" as an explanatory variable in his sociology of Black women.

People can join in person or via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent closer to the event date.

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This event is sponsored by the Howard Thurman Center.