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, who impressed upon him the urgency of securing institutional power for Black Americans—in universities, in government, in diplomacy and in finance.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because the McKays were just across town from Tom, it meant that Coal was still going to Du Bois Middle, pronounced “Doo Boys,” because it was named for W.E.B., the Black icon.

From Literature

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