Du Bois, W. E. B. (1868-1963) Also known as: Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt

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Annual Conference for the Study of the Negro Problems (Tenth) (1905)

Annual Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Fourth) (1912)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

W. E. B. Du Bois to Jane Addams, April 19, 1905

W. E. B. Du Bois to Jane Addams, May 14, 1908 (fragment)

W. E. B. Du Bois to Jane Addams, May 19, 1908

W. E. B. Du Bois to Jane Addams, May 20, 1908

Call for a Lincoln Conference on the Negro Question, February 13, 1909

W. E. B. Du Bois to Jane Addams, December 18, 1914

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Birth Date

1868-02-23

Death Date

1963-08-27

Birthplace

Great Barrington, MA

Biographical Text

W. E. B. Du Bois was a sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist. He attended the University of Berlin and Harvard, being the first African American to earn a doctorate. He then became a professor at Atlanta University. Du Bois is known for his civil rights activism, being the leader of the Niagara Movement and one of the co-founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He was also the editor of the NAACP's journal, The Crisis, and the author of numerous books and essays on racism, including The Souls of Black Folk, The Study of Negro Problems, "The Talented Tenth," and Black Reconstruction in America. Du Bois also organized several Pan-African Congresses, supporting the fight for the independence of African colonies. In 1911, Du Bois joined the Socialist Party of America but left the party in 1912 due to his support of Woodrow Wilson in the 1912 election.

Du Bois married Nina Gomer in 1896. They had two children together, though one died as an infant. Gomer died in 1950, and in 1951 Du Bois married Shirley Graham. Du Bois died in 1963.

Du Bois and Jane Addams corresponded frequently, often discussing issues of race and racial equality. They met many times in person, and Addams invited Du Bois to speak and visit her at Hull-House.

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1903

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"NAACP History: W. E. B. DuBois," NAACP.

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“Du Bois, W. E. B. (1868-1963),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 27, 2024, http://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/751.

Du Bois, W. E. B. (1868-1963) Also known as: Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt

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Annual Conference for the Study of the Negro Problems (Tenth) (1905)

Annual Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Fourth) (1912)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Jane Addams to W. E. B. Du Bois, April 28, 1905

Jane Addams to W. E. B. Du Bois, January 26, 1907

Elsie M. Smith Lucas to W. E. B. DuBois, May 14, 1907

Elsie Smith Lucas to W. E. B. Du Bois, May 14, 1907

Jane Addams to W. E. B. Du Bois, October 25, 1907

Jane Addams to W. E. B. Du Bois, May 18, 1908

Jane Addams to W. E. B. Du Bois, June 14, 1908

Jane Addams to W. E. B. Du Bois, August 24, 1908

Jane Addams to W. E. B. Du Bois, November 30, 1914

Jane Addams to W. E. B. Du Bois, November 8, 1920

Mary White Ovington to Jane Addams, January 10, 1903

Jane Addams to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman, June 5, 1903

Hull-House Year Book 1906-1907

Edward T. Ware to Jane Addams, November 13, 1907

Advantages and Disadvantages of a Broken Inheritance, May 26, 1908

Discuss Negroes Yearly, June 2, 1909

Edgar Gardner Murphy to Jane Addams, November 7, 1909

Helen Marot to Jane Addams, January 23, 1916

The Irish Committee at Work, November 10, 1920

Emily Greene Balch to Mary White Ovington, March 16, 1921

Thousands of Political Prisoners Abroad Need Help, October 1925