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W.E.b Du bois

W.E.b Du bois. By. Cherita Robinson. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois. Born February 23, 1868 Died August 27, 1963 American Sociologist Most important black protest leader of the 20 th century Shared in the creation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

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W.E.b Du bois

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  1. W.E.b Du bois By. Cherita Robinson

  2. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois • Born February 23, 1868 • Died August 27, 1963 • American Sociologist • Most important black protest leader of the 20th century • Shared in the creation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

  3. Early Career • Graduated from Fisk University in 1888 • Black institute in Nashville, Tennessee • Received a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1895 • Doctoral dissertation: The Suppression of the African Slave-Trade to the United States of America, 1638-1870 • Devoted himself to sociological investigations of blacks in America • Produced 16 research monographs published between 1897 and 1914 at Atlanta University • The Philadelphia Negro; A Social Study, was the first case study of a black community in the United States

  4. Early Career Cont. • Du Bois thought social science could provide knowledge to solve race problem • He later concluded social change could be accomplished through agitation and protest • This view came to clash with Booker T Washington; he preached philosophy and accommodation • In 1905, Bu Bois took the lead in the Niagara Movement; which was dedicated to attacking the platform of Booker T. Washington

  5. The Souls of Black Folk • One ever feels his twoness—an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two reconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.…He simply wishes to make it possible for a man to be both a Negro and an American, without being cursed and spit upon by his fellows, without having the doors of Opportunity closed roughly in his face.

  6. Black Nationalism and Socialism • Du Bois’s black nationalism took several forms • Pioneering of Pan-Africanism • Belief that all people of African descent had common interests and should work together in the struggle of their freedom • He encouraged the development of black literature and art. He urged his readers to see “Beauty in Black” • He also believed blacks should develop a separate “group economy” of producers’ and consumers’ cooperatives as a weapon for fighting economic discrimination and black poverty

  7. Black Nationalism and Socialism Cont. • In 1934 Du Bois left the NAACP • But by 1905 he had been drawn toward social doctrines • In 1912 Du Bois joined the Social Party briefly • He then returned to Atlanta university and taught for 10 years • There he founded the magazine Phylon, Atlanta university’s “Review on race and Culture’

  8. W.E.B Du Bois the later years • After a decade at Atlanta University, Du Bois returned to a research position at the NAACP 1944-1948 • He then came to identify with pro-Russian causes and was: • Indicted in 1951 as an unregistered agent for a foreign power • Although he was acquitted, Du Bois became disillusioned with the United States • In 1961 Du Bois joined the Communist party and moved to Ghana, renouncing his American citizenship

  9. References • http://www.biography.com/articles/W.E.B.-Du-Bois-9279924?part=1 • http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/dubois_w.htm

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