Du Bois up close -- A militant, anti-imperialist Afro-American community -- Color and democracy -- The world and Du Bois -- When push comes to shun -- Every strike is a dress rehearsal for revolution -- White on black on red -- Human rights and wrongs -- Gideon's black army -- Farewell to all that -- Africa and peace; part 1 -- Ban the bomb -- The American labor party and the progressive party -- The battle for peace -- Africa and peace; part 2 -- Du Bois and cold war repression -- Du Bois and the civil rights movement -- Du Bois as an intellectual force -- Du Bois and foreign affairs -- Du Bois and the communists -- Du Bois and the socialist countries -- Du Bois and Africa -- The death of Du Bois.