Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt
(1868–1963)
Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt
(1868–1963)
- Wilma Peebles-WilkinsWilma Peebles-WilkinsBoston University, Emerita
Summary
W. E. B. Du Bois (1882–1973) was a Black scholar, writer, and militant civil rights activist. He actively fought against discrimination in all aspects of American life. He founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909 and edited The Crisis, the organizational magazine he founded in 1910.
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- Biographies