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W.E.B. Dubois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community, and after completing graduate work at the University of Berlin and Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate, he became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University. Du Bois was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909.The W.E.B. Dubois Collection features:The Quest Of The Silver Fleece: A NovelThe Souls Of Black FolkThe Talented TenthThe Conservation Of RacesThe Suppression Of The African Slave Trade To The United States Of America, 1638-1870The NegroThe Negro In The SouthandDarkwater: Voices From Within The Veil