Political Writers

W. E. B. Du Bois

bullet1868-1963
bulletCofounder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909
bulletEducated at Fisk, Harvard and the University of Berlin
bullet2003 marked the centennial celebration of DuBois's publication of The Souls of Black Folk.
bullet Harvard's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro American Studies is named in his honor. 

W.E.B. Du Bois
Links: 
bulletA thorough biographical sketch of W.E.B. Du Bois's life, ideology and works exists at this site.  Read to learn of the controversy between Booker T. Washington and Du Bois. 
bulletA thorough webography of DuBois. 
bulletA webpage which praises the accomplishments of this civil rights leader.
bulletA brief overview of the contributions Du Bois made to society and literature.

Research by Judith Mandel 2003

 

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