1868–1963 · American sociologist and civil rights activist
W. E. B. Du Bois
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About W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963) was an American sociologist, historian, author, and civil-rights pioneer, one of the most important intellectuals in American history. A founder of the NAACP and a towering scholar, he spent his long life fighting for racial justice and reshaping how America understood race. His masterpiece, The Souls of Black Folk (1903), is a landmark of American literature and social thought — a series of eloquent essays on the experience of Black Americans after slavery, which introduced enduring concepts like the 'color line' and 'double consciousness.' He also wrote the novel The Quest of the Silver Fleece, along with a vast body of history, sociology, and journalism. The first African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard, Du Bois combined rigorous scholarship with soaring, poetic prose. His writing remains essential to understanding American history and the ongoing struggle for equality.
- Born
- 1868
- Died
- 1963
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