William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
[February 23, 1868] - [August 27, 1963]
Birthplace: Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Resting Place: Accra, Ghana
Family
Spouse: Nina Gomer Du Bois
Children: Shirley Graham Du Bois, Yurko Du Bois
Parents: Alfred Du Bois, Mary Silvina Burghardt Du Bois
Known Relatives: (none)
Education
Degrees: PhD in History, Harvard University
Occupation: Sociologist, historian, author, editor, activist
Connections
All Known affiliates:
NAACP, Pan-Africanism, Socialism
Known peers:
Marcus Garvey, Booker T. Washington 1, Frederick Douglass
Known colleagues:
Ida B. Wells Mary Church Terrell James Weldon Johnson
Mentors:
Albert Bushnell Hart William James
Legacy
Bibliography:
The Souls of Black Folk, The Philadelphia Negro, Black Reconstruction in America
Achievements:
(Spingarn Medal, Lenin Peace Prize, NAACP co-founder)
Known for:
Civil rights activism, Pan-Africanism, sociology)
Quotes
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”The problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line."
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"The soul of black folk is still in the keeping of the white majority."
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"Education is the great engine of personal development."
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"The right to vote is the right to participate in government."
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"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”