Ras Dr. Wayne Rose is a co-convener of the School of Sacrament Ras Tafari University (SOSACRU), and a former Fellow at Johns Hopkins University Center for Social Concerns. He currently works as a Lecturer at Morgan State University and a Graduate Adjunct professor of History at Jackson State University. He lectures on American History, African Diaspora History, and Afro-Caribbean spirituality. His previous teaching institutions include the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

• Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Conceptualizing and Historicizing Du Bois’s Early Life, Pan Africanism, and its Ethiopian LocalityChapter 3. Situating Ethiopia as the Locality for Du Boisian Pan African Service: The Black Internationalist LocaleChapter 4. Your Majesty’s Obedient Servant: 1930 to 1934Chapter 5. Pursuing and Maintaining the Black Internationalist Agenda amidst the Drumbeats of WarChapter 6. Emperor Haile Selassie I on the Shores of America, 1954Chapter 7. The ConclusionBibliographyAppendix. W. E. B. Du Bois CorrespondenceAbout the Author

Adapted from the author's PhD dissertation, this book by Rose is an original contribution to Du Boisian studies in history and Pan-Africanism. The author confesses his initial lack of interest in Du Bois until learning of how Du Bois rallied support for Ethiopia in the struggle to preserve its autonomy as a means of bolstering the African diaspora against the threat of white supremacy. In his narrative, Rose debunks the presumed antagonism between Marcus Garvey's and Du Bois's views. He also details Du Bois's role as cofounder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and as editor of its magazine, The Crisis, which he founded. Recommended. General readers through faculty.