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W.E.B. Du Bois: A Towering Intellect in the Struggle for Racial Justice
W.E.B. Du Bois in his office at The Crisis magazine, c. 1920s (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
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Du Bois was one of the towering intellectuals of the 20th century and among the most influential African American thinkers ever. A pioneering sociologist, historian, writer and civil rights activist, Du Bois dedicated his prodigious talents to the struggle for racial justice.
Over a remarkable 70+ year career, his ideas reshaped how we understand race, class and identity.
From Great Barrington to Harvard
Du Bois was born in 1868 in the small western Massachusetts town of Great Barrington.
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His mother was part of the small free black community there, which insulated Du Bois from the worst racial oppression of the time. Teachers recognized his precociousness and encouraged his studies. In 1885, he enrolled at the historically black Fisk University in Tennessee.
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