Du Bois

American  

[doo bois] / du ˈbɔɪs /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Du Bois believed that one in every ten Colored men ought to become leaders, so they needed the same classical education that White men received.

From Literature

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

From Salon

Du Bois described the “public and psychological wage” paid to white workers in the post-Reconstruction era on account of their being white.

From Salon

Du Bois, and Marcus Garvey, would continue the work to end the legacies of slavery and eliminate all aspects of racism.

From Salon

As Du Bois wrote, public education in the South was a Black idea.

From Salon