W. E. B. du Bois

W.E.B.duBois

male, deceased (1963)
from Berkshire County, Massachusetts, separatism, writer, historian, Sociologist, African Americans' rights activist…William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (pronounced) (February 23, 1868 - August 27, 1963) was an American civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist,...

John Hope

male, deceased (1936)
Leah Hope, WLS-TV, Worcester Academy, Morehouse College, African American, Brown University alumni…W. E. B. DuBois
John Hope (June 2, 1868 - February 20, 1936), born in Augusta, Georgia, was an African-American educator and political activist. He was the son of...
Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen

male, deceased (1946)
novelist, harlem renaissance, romantic, Romanticism, African-American, gay…W. E. B. DuBois
Countee Cullen (May 30, 1903-January 9, 1946) was an African-American Romantic poet and an active participant in the Harlem Renaissance.
Roy Wilkins

Roy Wilkins

male, deceased (1981)
Congressional Gold Medal recipient, W. E. B. DuBois, American Civil Rights Movement, Civil Rights, University of Minnesota alumni, crisis
Roy Wilkins (August 30, 1901 - September 8, 1981) was a prominent civil rights activist in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s. Wilkins...
Alexander Crummell

Alexander Crummell

male, deceased (1898)
Noyes Academy, Episcopal Church in the United States of America, american civil war, African Americans' rights activist, liberia, Episcopalian…W. E. B. DuBois
Alexander Crummell (1819 - September 10, 1898) was an African American Episcopalian priest, missionary, and teacher. Crummell was born in New York...
Shirley Graham du Bois

Shirley Graham duBois

female, deceased (1977)
Race Woman, His Day is Moving On, Du Bois A Pictorial Biography, From Evansville, Indiana, author, composer…W. E. B. DuBois
Shirley Graham Du Bois (November 11 1896 - March 27 1977) was an American-born author, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American and...

Susan McKinney Stewart

female
woman, physician, American, Women, wilberforce university, W. E. B. DuBois
Dr. Susan McKinney Steward (1847-1918) was a pioneer in medicine, a physician, and one of the first Black women to earn a medical degree, and the...