Letter from Benjamin F. Seldon to W. E. B. Du Bois

Seldon, Benjamin F. · September 21, 1931

Describing his experiences at the Florida plantation "Azucar" and the community there and regretting Du Bois could not have visited; requesting that his "Crisis" subscription be re-directed; inquiring as to upcoming plans for the Pan-African Congress; and lastly adding "a word about Paris" and the arts there exhibited, highlighting "The Gaumont" and Josephine Baker. Verso of page one reads, in Du Bois's pencilled hand: "An American Negro who has not been in France for 10 years writes of a recent visit."