W. E. B. Du Bois

Comprehensive information about poet W. E. B. Du Bois including poetry, biographical information, quotes, literary works, and more. William Edward Burghardt " W. E. B. " Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community. After graduating from 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. This educational W. E. B. Du Bois resource has information about the author's life, works, quotations, articles and essays, and more.