DuBois Honored at Clark Atlanta University

　

FEBRUARY 20-23, 2013 CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS PRESIDENT CARLTON E. BROWN & DR. STEPHANIE Y. EVANS HOST AN INTERNATIONAL GATHERING TO HONOR THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois This conference commemorates the life, memory, social activism and intellectual heritage of Dr. Du Bois. It marks the day of his birth, Feb. 23, 1868, and the 50th anniversary of his death in 1963. W. E. B. DU BOIS & THE WINGS OF ATLANTA Dr. Du Bois wrote his most influential works while as a faculty member at Atlanta University. He served as department chair of History and Economics (1897 to 1910) and Sociology (1934 to 1944). A 50th Anniversary Commemorative Conference In a landmark four-day meeting, CAU will convene 150 academics, artists, and activists from 50 institutions in 30 panel sessions to discuss former faculty member W. E. B. Du Bois’s body of work and bring his legacy back home to the HBCU where he worked for 23 years. Guest Speakers:  Arthur McFarlane, great-grandson of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois   Michelle Duster, great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells   A’Lelia Bundles, great-granddaughter of Madam C.J. Walker   Dr. Charlayne Drew Jarvis, daughter of Dr. Charles Drew Literary giants Sonia Sanchez and Amiri Baraka will read rare poems and prose by Du Bois. *Invited guests: please also register online Visit the CAU Du Bois website for full conference program and online registration http://cauduboislegacy.net/2013_Conference.html