W.E.B Du Bois
Deon Ramey (0363257)
Professor K. Wilson
Sociology 101-LS1
4 March 2014
W. E. B. Du Bois William Edward Burghart Du Bois (W.E.B. Du Bois) was born February 23, 1869 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Du Bois attended the Humboldt University of Berlin, Fisk University, Harvard College, and Harvard University. He was a civil rights activist, historian, and sociologist who published books from 1896 to 1903 “Du Bois also wrote two novels, The Quest of the Silver Fleece (1911) and Dark Princess: A Romance (1928); a book of essays and poetry, Darkwater: Voices from within the Veil (1920); and two histories of black people, The Negro (1915) and The Gift of Black Folk: Negroes in the Making of America (1924)”. (Miller, Lorraine C.; Vann, Roger). He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize which is the former Soviet Union’s equivalent to the Nobel Peace Prize, named in honor of Vladimir Lenin. In addition, he was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for outstanding achievement by an African American in which he was also a co-founder. Du Bois earned national distinction as the forerunner of the Niagara Movement, a group of African-American activists who wanted equal rights for blacks. Racism was the chief objective of Du Bois ' speeches, and he strongly protested against lynching, Jim Crow laws, and discrimination in education and employment. His cause comprised of people of color universally, particularly Africans and Asians in their fights against expansionism and colonialism. He was an advocate of Pan-Africanism and assisted with organizing several Pan-African Congresses to liberate African colonies from European control. Du Bois made several trips to Europe, Asia, and Accra, Ghana West Africa where he died August 27, 1963. I chose W.E.B Du Bois, because he fought for and believed in his calling to educated and liberate people of color. The feelings that I have about his causes are very
Professor K. Wilson
Sociology 101-LS1
4 March 2014
W. E. B. Du Bois William Edward Burghart Du Bois (W.E.B. Du Bois) was born February 23, 1869 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Du Bois attended the Humboldt University of Berlin, Fisk University, Harvard College, and Harvard University. He was a civil rights activist, historian, and sociologist who published books from 1896 to 1903 “Du Bois also wrote two novels, The Quest of the Silver Fleece (1911) and Dark Princess: A Romance (1928); a book of essays and poetry, Darkwater: Voices from within the Veil (1920); and two histories of black people, The Negro (1915) and The Gift of Black Folk: Negroes in the Making of America (1924)”. (Miller, Lorraine C.; Vann, Roger). He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize which is the former Soviet Union’s equivalent to the Nobel Peace Prize, named in honor of Vladimir Lenin. In addition, he was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for outstanding achievement by an African American in which he was also a co-founder. Du Bois earned national distinction as the forerunner of the Niagara Movement, a group of African-American activists who wanted equal rights for blacks. Racism was the chief objective of Du Bois ' speeches, and he strongly protested against lynching, Jim Crow laws, and discrimination in education and employment. His cause comprised of people of color universally, particularly Africans and Asians in their fights against expansionism and colonialism. He was an advocate of Pan-Africanism and assisted with organizing several Pan-African Congresses to liberate African colonies from European control. Du Bois made several trips to Europe, Asia, and Accra, Ghana West Africa where he died August 27, 1963. I chose W.E.B Du Bois, because he fought for and believed in his calling to educated and liberate people of color. The feelings that I have about his causes are very
References: Miller, Lorraine C.; Vann, Roger. NAACP. 1 February 2009-2014. website. 26 February 2014. .