W.E.B.

Du Bois

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By Jordan Kline

Authors Note
This book was written to inform younger students about W.E.B Du Bois who was a teacher, writer, and a
political activist. W.E.B Du Bois was an important person to know from Reconstruction because he fought for
equal rights for everyone. He wanted everyone to be treated fairly. This story is about persistence. This relates
to my person because W.E.B Du Bois persisted through all the challenges that faced him. I am a hard-working
student at CLA. I chose to create this story because I didn't know that much about so I could learn something
new for myself.

W.E.B. Du Bois was born February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Du Bois lived in a mostly
white town and considered himself to be mixed. Du Bois went to school with whites. His teachers supported
him even though he was of darker complexion.

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In 1885 Du Bois moved to Nashville to go to Fisk University. In college was the first time he encountered
racism and segregation. These are things that he was introduced to when he was young. He earned his
bachelors degree from Fisk. Then he went Harvard University to get his masters degree.

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In 1895, Du Bois became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. After attaining his
Ph.D. he enrolled in Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitt (now Humboldt-Universitt) as a doctoral student. This
school is is Berlin, Germany. He was given his honorary doctorate degree 63 years later in 1958.

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Du Bois was a teacher at Atlanta University. Du Bois became well known when he disagreed with Booker T.
Washington. Du Bois disagreed with Washington because he wanted full equality for African Americans.
Booker T. just wanted just enough education for African Americans to get jobs. Du Bois believed that blacks
should get the same potential rights as whites.

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Du Bois also fought for womens rights. He believed that women should have the same rights as men. In 1905
he began the Niagara Movement. The goal of this movement was to stop racial segregation and oppression.
This movement also fought against black leaders who didnt work towards full racial equality, such as Booker
T. Washington.

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W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the founding members of the NAACP. Their goal was political, educational, and
economic equality for African Americans. They also watched for police misconduct. They helped black
refugees. This organization was created in order to follow the Niagara Movement and in response to the
lynchings.

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W.E.B. Du Bois moved to Ghana. The president of Ghana of Ghana invited him to be in charge of
Encyclopedia Africana. When the U.S. would not give him a passport, him and his wife just became citizens
of Ghana. He worked on that project until his death. He died on August 28, 1963. He died in Accra, Ghana.

Ghana. Digital image. Operation World. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2016.

Du Bois was very influential. The things he did in his life still impact us today. The NAACP is still alive and
active. Youre reading this. You are able to read this because W.E.B. fought for you to get a full education. The
things that this man did are extraordinary.

W.E.B Du Bois. Digital image.Biography.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2016.

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