W. E. B. Du Bois

William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois ( ; February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was a very respected American-Ghanaian sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, and editor. He was the leader of a group of African-American activists who wanted equal rights for blacks. Du Bois and his supporters opposed the Atlanta Compromise by Booker T. Washington.

Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868 (approximately) in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.Lewis, David Levering (2009), W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography, Henry Holt and Co. Single volume edition, updated, of his 1994 and 2001 works. . He studied at Fisk University, Harvard University, and the University of Berlin.

Du Bois was married to Nina Gomer Du Bois from 1895 until her death in 1950. Then he was married to Shirley Lola Graham from 1951 until his death in 1963. Du Bois had two children with Gomer and one son with Graham.

In early 1963, the United States refused to renew his passport, so he decided to become a citizen of Ghana.WEB DuBois profile  at sociology.com Du Bois did not renounce his U.S. citizenship (Lewis, p. 841, footnote 39). and moved from his home in New York City to Accra, Ghana.

Du Bois died on August 27, 1963 in his home in Accra from natural causes, aged 95. Du Bois received a state funeral. He was buried near his home in Accra.

References

Other websites

 University Massachusetts Amherst Website 
 University of Massachusetts Amherst Du Bois collection 
 Du Bois Lifetime Chronology 
 W.E.B. Du Bois in Georgia /New Georgia Encyclopedia 
 Poems by W. E. B. Du Bois at PoetryFoundation.org 

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