Jan 6, 2010

Salem on History | W. E. B. Du Bois

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Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
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 blacks 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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Salem on History | W. E. B. Du Bois

At a glance:

Early Life

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