W. E. B. Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community. After completing graduate work at the University of Berlin and Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate, he became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University. Du Bois was one of the co-founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909. (Wikipedia) Studio Portrait of William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois Photo caption: William Edward Burghardt Du Bois / Founder and Secretary of First Pan-African Congress which was held in Paris, France / February 19, 20 and 21, 1919.
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African American authors African American civil rights workers African American sociologists Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
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