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W,E,B DuBois Is Born
He was born William Edward Burghardt Du Bois in Great Barrington, Massachusetts on February 23, 1868. His parents were Alfred DuBois and Mary Silvina DuBois. -
W.E.B DuBois Graduates High School
In 1884 he graduated as valedictorian from high school. -
Graduated From Fisk University with a Bachelor Of Sciences
He got his bachelor of arts from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. -
Entered Harvard As A Junior
In 1888, he entered Harvard University as a junior and took a bachelor of arts cum laude in 1890, and was one of six commencement speakers. -
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Teacher: Wilberforce University
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Graduated from the University of Berlin
From 1892 to 1894 he pursued graduate studies in history and economics at the University of Berlin on a Slater Fund fellowship. -
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Married Nina Gomer
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Served as a professor
He served for 2 years as professor of Greek and Latin at Wilberforce University in Ohio. -
His First Book Is Published
The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study (1899, nonfiction) -
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Teacher At Clark University
Professor: Sociology, Clark Atlanta University (1899-59) -
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk: Essays and Sketches (1903, essays) -
Niagara Movement Founded
In 1905, Du Bois was a founder and general secretary of the Niagara movement, an African American protest group of scholars and professionals. -
NAACP Founded
, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was founded and of course DuBois was one of the founders. -
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Multiple Books That Were Published
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Chairman Of Peace Information Center
In 1950 Du Bois became chairman of the newly created Peace Information Center (PIC), which worked to publicize the Stockholm Peace Appeal in the United States -
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Married Shirley Graham
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W.E.B DuBois Died In Accra,Ghana
