W. E. B. Du Bois

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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:sociology
gptkb:Writer
gptkb:historians
gptkbp:advocated_for gptkb:Pan-Africanism
gptkb:social_justice
civil rights
voting rights
education for African Americans
gptkbp:advocates_for gptkb:Pan-Africanism
African American education
the rights of women in the African American community
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Fisk_University
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:University_of_Berlin
gptkb:Fisk_University
gptkbp:argued_on political representation for African Americans
Booker T. Washington's accommodationist policies
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
gptkb:The_Crisis_magazine
gptkb:Niagara_Movement
gptkb:The_Crisis
gptkb:Pan-Africanism
gptkb:Ghana
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:The_New_Negro_Movement
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:The_NAACP
gptkb:The_Niagara_Movement
gptkb:Atlanta_University
gptkb:sociology
gptkb:Talented_Tenth
African American literature
gptkbp:author gptkb:True
various newspapers
gptkbp:awarded_to gptkb:the_Lenin_Peace_Prize
Ph. D.
the Spingarn Medal
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Harmon_Gold_Medal_for_Literature
gptkb:Lenin_Peace_Prize
gptkb:Spingarn_Medal
gptkb:Harmon_Gold_Medal
NAACP's highest honor
gptkbp:belief gptkb:the_Talented_Tenth
gptkbp:belongs_to gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:Alpha_Phi_Alpha_fraternity
gptkb:American_Sociological_Association
gptkbp:birth_date February 23, 1868
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Great_Barrington,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Great_Barrington,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:born February 23, 1868
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Great_Barrington,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Accra,_Ghana
gptkbp:character_voice gptkb:Holocaust
the oppressed African American community
gptkbp:child Yasumiko Du Bois
gptkbp:children gptkb:Yasuko_Du_Bois
gptkb:Burghardt_Du_Bois
gptkb:Yolande_Du_Bois
Yasumiko Du Bois
Marian Du Bois
gptkbp:class gptkb:Atlanta_University
gptkb:the_University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:literature
gptkb:sociology
African American literature
history
gptkbp:death_date August 27, 1963
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Accra,_Ghana
gptkbp:died August 27, 1963
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Accra,_Ghana
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:The_Crisis_magazine
gptkbp:editor gptkb:The_Atlantic_Monthly
gptkb:The_Crisis
gptkb:The_Moon
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Friedrich_Wilhelm_University
gptkb:University_of_Berlin
gptkb:Fisk_University
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African_American
gptkbp:famous_for co-founding the NAACP
gptkbp:famous_quote “ The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.”
“ Either America will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States.”
“ I believe that the Negro is a sort of a man.”
“ Education and work are the levers to uplift a people.”
“ The function of the Negro is to be a man.”
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gptkb:education
gptkb:literature
gptkb:sociology
history
Civil Rights
civil rights
political science
gptkbp:founded gptkb:The_Crisis_magazine
gptkb:Niagara_Movement
gptkbp:founder gptkb:the_NAACP
gptkb:the_American_Sociological_Association
gptkb:Niagara_Movement
gptkb:The_American_Sociological_Association
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:The_Niagara_Movement
the Niagara Movement
the African American Studies program
gptkbp:has_child gptkb:Yasuko_Du_Bois
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label W. E. B. Du Bois
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Dr._Henry_Louis_Gates_Jr.
gptkb:Kerry_H._Washington
gptkb:President_Barack_Obama
gptkb:Robin_D._G._Kelley
gptkb:Ruth_Simmons
gptkb:Ta-Nehisi_Coates
gptkb:bell_hooks
gptkb:Alice_Walker
gptkb:James_Baldwin
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Oprah_Winfrey
gptkb:Pan-Africanism
gptkb:Stacey_Abrams
gptkb:Angela_Davis
gptkb:Michelle_Alexander
gptkb:Derrick_Bell
gptkb:Kamala_Harris
gptkb:Eddie_Glaude_Jr.
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Ibram_X._Kendi
gptkb:Malcolm_X
gptkb:Cornel_West
gptkb:Julian_Bond
African American literature
sociological thought
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:William_James
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Henry_George
gptkb:Karl_Marx
gptkbp:inspired future generations of activists
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:Communist_Party_USA
gptkb:the_American_Sociological_Association
gptkb:National_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Colored_People
gptkb:the_Communist_Party_USA
gptkb:political_party
gptkb:Alpha_Phi_Alpha_fraternity
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:The_Socialist_Party_of_America
gptkb:Alpha_Phi_Alpha
gptkb:The_Niagara_Movement
the Niagara Movement
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of biographies and documentaries
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of gptkb:socialism
gptkb:African_independence_movements
Women's suffrage
labor rights
women's rights
the civil rights legislation
gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of African American intellectualism
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:Holocaust
gptkb:Booker_T._Washington
capitalism
racial segregation
American imperialism
the U. S. education system
the mainstream media's portrayal of African Americans
the U. S. government policies towards African Americans
capitalism's impact on race
the U. S. foreign policy towards Africa
the U. S. government's policies on race
the education system's treatment of Black students
the media's portrayal of African Americans
the status quo regarding race relations
gptkbp:is_from gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:is_married_to gptkb:Nina_Gomer
gptkb:Shirley_Graham
gptkb:Shirley_Graham_Du_Bois
gptkbp:is_organized_by gptkb:Niagara_Movement
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:NAACP
gptkbp:is_recognized_by numerous posthumous awards
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Niagara_Movement
gptkb:Pan-Africanism
gptkb:The_Souls_of_Black_Folk
gptkb:sociology
gptkb:Double_Consciousness
gptkb:Talented_Tenth
Civil Rights Activism
Advocacy for African American rights
Civil Rights activism
Double consciousness
Critique of Booker T. Washington
the concept of double consciousness
NAACP co-founder
co-founding the NAACP
Double Consciousness concept
First African American to earn a Ph. D. from Harvard
Editor of The Crisis magazine
Founding member of the Niagara Movement
gptkbp:legacy Influence on civil rights movements
Influence on future civil rights leaders
Advocacy for global human rights
Scholarship on race relations
Advocate for education and social justice
Promotion of higher education for African Americans
Founding of the NAACP
Foundational figure in sociology
Pioneer in the study of race relations
Promoter of African American culture and history
gptkbp:lives_in gptkb:Great_Barrington,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Accra,_Ghana
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia
gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:member gptkb:NAACP
gptkbp:mentor young African American intellectuals
younger civil rights leaders
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_burials gptkb:Accra,_Ghana
gptkbp:notable_contributor African American literature
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:The_Harlem_Renaissance
gptkb:the_Harlem_Renaissance
the fight for voting rights
the establishment of African American studies as a field.
gptkbp:notable_for Civil Rights Activism
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:the_first_Pan-African_Congress
gptkbp:notable_speakers gptkb:the_first_Pan-African_Congress
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Black_Reconstruction_in_America
gptkb:Dusk_of_Dawn
gptkb:The_Crisis
gptkb:The_Philadelphia_Negro
gptkb:The_Souls_of_Black_Folk
The Negro
The World and Africa
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:The_Souls_of_White_Folk
gptkb:Black_Reconstruction_in_America
gptkb:Darkwater:_Voices_from_Within_the_Veil
gptkb:Dusk_of_Dawn
gptkb:The_Black_Flame
gptkb:The_Crisis
gptkb:The_Gift_of_Black_Folk
gptkb:The_Philadelphia_Negro
gptkb:The_Souls_of_Black_Folk
The Negro
The World and Africa
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:sociology
gptkb:Writer
gptkb:editor
gptkb:historians
gptkbp:offers_degree gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:the_Harlem_Renaissance
the civil rights conferences
the civil rights symposiums
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Great_Barrington,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Accra,_Ghana
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Communist_Party_USA
gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:promoted higher education for African Americans
gptkbp:published gptkb:Black_Reconstruction_in_America
gptkb:Dusk_of_Dawn
gptkb:The_Crisis
gptkb:The_Gift_of_Black_Folk
gptkb:The_Philadelphia_Negro
gptkb:The_Souls_of_Black_Folk
The Negro
The World and Africa
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:The_Crisis_magazine
gptkbp:received gptkb:Spingarn_Medal
gptkb:NAACP's_Spingarn_Medal
Ph. D. from Harvard University
the Spingarn Medal
NAACP's first director of research
gptkbp:received_a_ph._d._from gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis African American history
race relations
African diaspora studies
gptkbp:service African American to earn a Ph. D. from Harvard
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Shirley_Graham_Du_Bois
gptkbp:was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
a key figure in the early 20th century civil rights movement
a critic of Booker T. Washington
a cultural critic
a founder of the NAACP
a historian of the African diaspora
a member of the American Sociological Association
a member of the Communist Party USA
a member of the National Urban League
a member of the Niagara Movement
a member of the Pan-African Congress
a member of the Socialist Party of America
a pioneer in the study of race relations
a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance
a public intellectual
a scholar of African American history
a proponent of higher education for African Americans
gptkbp:was_a_civil_rights_activist gptkb:True
gptkbp:was_a_co-editor_of gptkb:The_Crisis_magazine
gptkb:The_Crisis
gptkbp:was_a_historian gptkb:True
gptkbp:was_a_key_figure_in the civil rights movement
the fight for voting rights
the development of sociology in the U. S.
the development of sociology as a discipline
gptkbp:was_a_lecturer_on sociology and history
gptkbp:was_a_pioneer_in sociological research
the study of race and ethnicity.
gptkbp:was_a_proponent_of gptkb:cultural_expression
gptkb:socialism
gptkb:cultural_identity
gptkb:the_Talented_Tenth
gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkb:social_reform
gptkb:human_rights
gptkb:nationalism
gptkb:community_development
gptkb:social_justice
civic engagement
social change
civil rights
cultural awareness
historical research
civic responsibility
community organizing
community solidarity
economic justice
social equity
racial equality
community empowerment
cultural pride
political activism
intellectualism
civil rights education
educational access
economic equality
social activism
political rights
education for African Americans
economic empowerment for African Americans
higher education for African Americans
historical consciousness
international solidarity among oppressed peoples
the arts in the African American community
historical research on African Americans
the importance of education in liberation.
gptkbp:was_a_sociologist gptkb:True
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Friedrich_Wilhelm_University
gptkb:University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:William_James
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Henry_George
gptkb:John_Dewey
gptkb:Karl_Marx
gptkb:Marxism
gptkbp:was_involved_in gptkb:the_Pan-African_Congress
gptkb:The_Pan-African_Congress
the civil rights movement
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Souls_of_White_Folk
gptkb:Black_Reconstruction_in_America
gptkb:Darkwater:_Voices_from_Within_the_Veil
gptkb:Dusk_of_Dawn
gptkb:The_Black_Flame
gptkb:The_Crisis
gptkb:The_Gift_of_Black_Folk
gptkb:The_Philadelphia_Negro
gptkb:The_Souls_of_Black_Folk
gptkb:The_Autobiography_of_W._E._B._Du_Bois
The Negro
The World and Africa
The Negro Problem
Color and Democracy
The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America
the double consciousness of African Americans
gptkbp:year_of_graduation 1895
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gptkb:The_Invisible_Man
gptkb:Eleanor_Roosevelt
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:Ella_Baker
gptkb:Howard_University
gptkb:Jackie_Robinson
gptkb:Shirley_Chisholm
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