This Land Was Made for You and Me
article post on the Knights of Columbus website by Maureen Walther
"One hundred years ago, the K of C Historical Commission honored marginalized racial, civic and religious contributions in American history."
"Du Bois snapped at the opportunity to write for the K of C Historical Commission and shot off a letter to McSweeney the next day. Du Bois’ resulting book, The Gift of Black Folk: The Negroes in the Making of America, published in 1924, details the numerous ways that African Americans have contributed to the U.S. history and identity."