W. E. B. Du Bois Reading Group

Our W. E. B. Du Bois Reading Group is continuing on to the next book in Du Bois’s Black Flame Trilogy. The Black Flame Trilogy is a trilogy of historical fiction novels chronicling African-American History from reconstruction through just after World War II via the life of one man: Mansart. In Mansart Builds a School, Mansart is elected to superintendent of Negro schools in Atlanta, and we follow his life and career until he comes to be president of Georgia State A&M College. Through Mansart’s eyes, we see the state of public education for African Americans in the early 20th century American South. All the drama and intrigue from the Ordeal of Mansart is built upon.

Join our Black Flame Book Club as we read through Mansart Builds a School at a relaxed pace and discuss the themes and ideas brought up by W. E. B. Du Bois and connect them to our lives today.

All are welcome to join us, teenagers and seniors alike. Free virtual access to the book is available for all participants. Registrations will be accepted until May 23rd.

You do not need to register more than once. One registration is good for every week. The Zoom meeting information will be the same every week. You can use the same link every week.