W. E. B. Du Bois, 1868-1919: Biography of a Race
Who is Henry Villard from the book, W. E. B. Du Bois, 1868-1919: Biography of a Race?
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Henry Villard was a railroad baron and philanthropist. Villard's son, Oswald Villard, was the publisher who wrote an importantdocument explaining why a large national organization is needed and many people flock to the first meeting of what will become the NAACP.
W. E. B. Du Bois, 1868-1919: Biography of a Race