Word: encyclopedia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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DuBois raised $125,000 for such an encyclopedia, but the idea was ultimately cancelled when he was labeled too radical. Bitter at this and other failed enterprises, DuBois emigrated to Ghana at the end of his life...
Gates then discussed his own experiences producing a black encyclopedia...
...heard about [DuBois'] idea as an undergraduate at "I've always loved encyclopedias, so I wanted to edit an encyclopedia and do something good for black people...
Gates first approached the Encyclopedia Britannica for assistance on his project, which he termed "a black Encyclopedia Britannica...
...also sought held from Random House, which said it would publish a black encyclopedia if Gates responded, "Of course...