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W.E.B. Du Bois

Born

in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, The United States

February 23, 1868

Died

August 27, 1963

Genre

Sociology, History, Political Science

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In 1868, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (pronounced 'doo-boyz') was born in Massachusetts. He attended Fisk College in Nashville, then earned his BA in 1890 and his MS in 1891 from Harvard. Du Bois studied at the University of Berlin, then earned his doctorate in history from Harvard in 1894. He taught economics and history at Atlanta University from 1897-1910. The Souls of Black Folk (1903) made his name, in which he urged black Americans to stand up for their educational and economic rights. Du Bois was a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and edited the NAACP's official journal, "Crisis," from 1910 to 1934. Du Bois turned "Crisis" into the foremost black literary journal. The black nationalist ex ...more

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	The Souls of Black Folk 4.30 avg rating — 41,154 ratings — published 1903 — 152 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880 by W.E.B. Du Bois, David Levering Lewis (Introduction) 4.48 avg rating — 2,696 ratings — published 1935 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil 4.29 avg rating — 766 ratings — published 1920 — 691 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	John Brown by W.E.B. Du Bois, David R. Roediger (Editor) 4.27 avg rating — 521 ratings — published 1909 — 96 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quest of the Silver Fleece 4.06 avg rating — 376 ratings — published 1911 — 157 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writings: The Suppression of the African Slave-Trade / The Souls of Black Folk / Dusk of Dawn / Essays and Articles 4.36 avg rating — 347 ratings — published 1986 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Negro 4.34 avg rating — 330 ratings — published 1915 — 176 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study 4.32 avg rating — 321 ratings — published 1899 — 103 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Princess (Banner Books) by W.E.B. Du Bois, Claudia Tate (Introduction) 3.39 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 1974 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Autobiography of W.E.B. Du Bois: A Soliloquy on Viewing My Life from the Last Decade of Its First Century by W.E.B. Du Bois, Herbert Aptheker (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 1968 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.”
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“Believe in life! Always human beings will progress to greater, broader, and fuller life.”
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“The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork, not simply for pay; the thinker must think for truth, not for fame.”
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