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Chike Jeffers on Douglass and Du Bois
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- Philosophy Bites
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- Apr 20, 2026
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Summary
Frederick Douglass and W.E.B Du Bois were two prominent African-Americans who made a significant impact on the civil rights movement in the US. Douglass is particularly associated with the 19 th Century abolitionism, and Du Bois with 20 th C. pan-Africanism. In this interview Chike Jeffers puts them in their context and introduces some of their key ideas. This episode was supported by the Ideas Workshop, part of the Open Society Foundations.