Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, a pioneering educator, sociologist, and civil rights advocate, was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Du Bois was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University and co-founded the NAACP in 1909. A powerful voice for racial justice, he was a prolific writer and influential leader in both American and Pan-African movements.
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