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Du Bois

American  
[doo bois] / du ˈbɔɪs /

noun

  1. William Edward Burghardt 1868–1963, U.S. educator and writer.


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Du Bois certainly believed he was part of that fraction.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

Du Bois famously observed that “the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line.”

From Salon Aug. 26, 2025

Du Bois, with his pledge to erase America’s “color line” in pursuit of agrarian liberation.

From Slate Oct. 16, 2024

Du Bois wrote the first of 18 essays about Gandhi in 1921, Lal said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2024

But today, a judge would hear a petition Du Bois had filed asking the judge to send Richard’s case back to juvenile court.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

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