Du Bois W. E. B., 1868 - 1963

William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois (pronounced /duːˈbɔɪz/ doo-boyz; February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, and editor. Born inGreat Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community. After completing graduate work at the University of Berlin and Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate, he became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University. Du Bois was one of the co-founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909.​

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Books:

• The Conservation of Races - 1897
• Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil - 1920
• The Negro - 1915 
• The Negro in the South (with Booker T. Washington) - 1907 
• The Negro Problem (with Chesnutt and Washington) -1903
• The Quest of the Silver Fleece - 1911 
• The Souls of Black Folk - 1903 
• The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America 1638-1870 - 1896 
• Criteria for Negro Art (Essay) - 1926