W.E.B. DuBois #1195

Caption from poster__     “ If there is anybody in this land  who thoroughly believes that  the meek shall inherit the earth  they have not often let their  presence be known.”     William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was one of this country's most distinguished educators. Born in a small village in Massachusetts in 1868, Du Bois first came face to face with the realities of racism in 19th century America while attending Fisk University in Nashville. It was while completing his graduate studies at Harvard that Du Bois wrote an exhaustive study of the history of the slave trade -- one that is still considered one of the most comprehensive on that subject.  In 1895 he was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. In 1897, Du Bois took a position with Atlanta University. During his tenure there he conducted extensive studies of the social conditions of blacks in America. At the 1900 Paris World's Fair, DuBois created a full-scale exhibit of African American achieve