ABSTRACT
W. E. B. Du Bois’ The Philadelphia Negro (1899) provides an early example of community-university research collaboration. This “From the Archives” article provides the text of two documents from the work that describe the genesis of the research. A third document provides Du Bois’ plan for continuing research on African American community life.
Acknowledgment
I thank Cheryl Hyde and Mary L. Ohmer for comments on an earlier draft of this article.
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