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W.E.B. Du Bois: Pioneer of Civil Rights and Intellectual Thought

W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) was a prominent African American intellectual, civil rights activist, and author whose work significantly influenced the discourse on race and equality. A Harvard graduate and the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from the university, Du Bois co-founded the NAACP and advocated for the Talented Tenth to lead the fight against racial injustice. His notable works, including "The Philadelphia Negro" and "The Souls of Black Folk," explore the complexities of black identity and racial relations. Du Bois tirelessly sought solutions to racism through scholarship, activism, and international solidarity.

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W.E.B. Du Bois: Pioneer of Civil Rights and Intellectual Thought

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  1. W.E.B. du Bois

  2. Life •  February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963 • Harvard • PhD in History • Lead NAACP • Author- The Philadelphia Negro, Souls of Black Folk

  3. Activism • The most prominent intellectual leader and political activist in the first half of the twentieth century. • Founded NAACP • Double Conscious Mind

  4. Malcolm and Du Bois • Jews • Non Whites • Talented Tenth • Attempted virtually every possible solution to the problem of twentieth-century racism—scholarship, propaganda, scholarship, national self determination, human rights, cultural and economic separatism, politics, international communism, and third world solidarity.

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