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Date 1963-08-27, sorted by date, descending

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1963 27 Aug
196-		 The passing of William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B. Du Bois" (b 23 February, 1868 in Great Barrington, MA) in Accra, Ghana. [Wikipedia; Britannica; Find a grave]

American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor.

He was the first African-American to earn a PhD from Harvard in 1895.

Du Bois was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909. [NAACP]

For and extensive biography that includes a list of his publications see Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

 - In Memoriam; Race inequality; W. E. B. Du Bois
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