W. E. B. Du Bois
At a glance:
- Series: World Philosophers and Their Works
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, African Americans, Blacks, Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Media, Journalism, Journalists, Human Rights
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present, African American History, American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: One of the principal founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and editor of several influential journals, Du Bois was for many years the leading black intellectual in the United States. Through his teaching, writings, and speeches, he advocated economic, political, and cultural advancement of African Americans not only in the United States but also abroad.
Early Life
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (pronounced DU-boyce) was born of mixed African, French Huguenot, and Dutch descent in Great Barrington,...
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