W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963)

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was the most important Black protest leader in the USA during the first half of the 20th century.

W.E.B. Du Bois was an American socialist, historian, author, editor and activist.

shared in the creation of the NAACP ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

The Soul of Black Folk (1903)- a collection of essays - was a landmark of African American literature

He was the editor of The Crisis ** for 24 years (1910-34). It contained many influential pieces.

His autobiography Dusk of Dawn (1940) is regarded as one of the first scientific treaties in the field of American sociology.

The United States Civil Rights act of 1964, enacted a year after his death, embodied many of the reforms he had campaigned for during hie life full equal civil rights and political representation for the black population.

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