1900-191

William Edward Burghart Du Bois W.E.B. Du Bois was Born on February 23,1868 and Great Barrington Massachusetts. When Du Bois was young his mother Mary suffered from a stroke which left her unable to work, causing them to move frequently and seek out family help to support them with money. He believed that he could help his family better their lives by getting a good education. W.E.B Du Bois did not feel differently because of his skin color while he was in school because many recognized him for his academic success. On some occasions though he did feel different when out of town whites saw him differnently because of his skin color. Du Bois was awarded a degree from Fisk University in 1888. Du Bois attended college in the fall of 1888 at Harvard after earning a $250 scholarship. He earned his Bachelors Degree in 1890 from Harvard before traveling to Europe with a stipend to attend school at the university of Berlin. Du Bois traveled throughout Europe and became the first african american to recieve a PHD from Harvard Unniversity. Du Bois wrote several books including 3 autobiographies. His best works were The Philidelphia Negro, The Souls Of Black Folk, John Brown, and Black Reconstruction. His books had a big influence on several africanist scholars. In 1940 Du Bois founded Phylon Magazine and in 1946 he wrote The World of Africa. Du Bois was invited to Ghana in 1961 by president Kwame Nkrumah, and later in 1963 when he was refused a U.S. passport he became a citizen of Ghana. He died in Ghana on August 27, 1963 at the age of 95, right before Martin Luther Kings I Have a Dream Speech.


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