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4. He was.

Thu Sep 23, 2021, 08:54 PM

Sep 2021

Du Bois was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909. Earlier, Du Bois had risen to national prominence as a leader of the Niagara Movement, a group of African-American activists who wanted equal rights for blacks.
Born: William Edward Burghardt Du Bois; Febr...
Known for: The Souls of Black Folk; Black Rec...
Thesis: The Suppression of the African Slave-t...
Institutions: Atlanta University, NAACP

W. E. B. Du Bois - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › W._E._B._Du_Bois

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W.E.B. Du Bois: "The honor, I assure you, was Harvard's. [View all] sheshe2 Sep 2021 OP

K&R, nt LanternWaste Sep 2021 #1

KnR Hekate Sep 2021 #2

Wasn't Du Bois one of the founders of the NAACP? Tennessee Hillbilly Sep 2021 #3

He was. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #4

He was indeed! ShazzieB Sep 2021 #6

KNR niyad Sep 2021 #5

K & R. nt Progressive Jones Sep 2021 #7

K&R! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #8

That is pretty cool, Rhi. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #10

I thought so too, once I learned it was possible. No wonder she liked talking about it. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #12

Died the day before "I Have a Dream Speech." Sneederbunk Sep 2021 #9

That is so sad, one day. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #11

And what a service to help Harvard realize it Hortensis Sep 2021 #13

K & R DashOneBravo Sep 2021 #14

K and R for W.E.B. DuBois. oasis Sep 2021 #15