W.E.B. Du Bois, 1868-1963
Born: February 23, 1868 Died: August
27, 1963
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a noted scholar, editor, and
African American activist. Du Bois was a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP -- the largest and oldest civil rights organization in America). Throughout his life Du Bois fought discrimination
and racism. He made significant contributions to debates about race, politics, and history in the United States in the first
half of the 20th century, primarily through his writing and impassioned speaking on race relations. Du Bois also served as
editor of The Crisis magazine and published several scholarly works on race and African American history. By the time
he died, in 1963, he had written 17 books, edited four journals and played a key role in reshaping black-white relations in
America.
Credit: " William E.B. Du Bois, Half-Length Portrait, Facing
Left." Between 1920 and 1930. Visual Materials from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Records,
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
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