W. E. B. Du Bois
Biography
W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963) was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, and author—one of the most important intellectuals of the twentieth century. The first African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard, Du Bois co-founded the NAACP and edited its journal The Crisis for twenty-five years. His masterwork The Souls of Black Folk (1903) introduced the concept of “double consciousness” and remains one of the most influential books in American history. Du Bois spent his long career fighting for racial justice through scholarship, activism, and literature.
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African American history
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Civil rights
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Double consciousness
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Racial justice
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Who was W. E. B. Du Bois?
W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963) was an American scholar and civil rights activist, co-founder of the NAACP, and author of The Souls of Black Folk.
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