100 years ago, Booker T. Washington's autobiography, Up from Slavery was published. Soon after that, another dominant black intellectual of the day, W.E.B. DuBois offered a differing view on how African-Americans should define their new role in society. Liane Hansen speaks with historian Douglas Brinkley and DuBois biographer David Levering Lewis about the legacy of Up from Slavery.
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