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Civil Rights Leaders
W.E.B. Du Bois
1868–1963
Scholar, activist, and co-founder of the NAACP.
📖Biography
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer, and editor. He was the first African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard University.
Key Achievements
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Co-founded the NAACP in 1909
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First African American to earn a PhD from Harvard
3
Published 'The Souls of Black Folk'
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Pioneered the field of sociology
Legacy & Impact
Du Bois shaped the intellectual foundation of the civil rights movement and established frameworks for understanding racial inequality that remain influential today.