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W.E.B. Du Bois

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William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868 –1963) was an American sociologist, socialist, historian and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist. Born in Massachusetts, Du Bois completed graduate work at the University of Berlin and Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate. A professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University, Du Bois was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909.

The Souls of Black Folk

by W.E.B. Du Bois

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