Inspired by W.E.B. DuBois

William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan Africanist, author and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community. DuBois attended Fisk University, where he obtained a bachelor's degree, then went on to graduate school at Harvard College, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate. He became later became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University.