W.E.B. Du Bois was a trailblazer in the fight for civil rights, education, and social justice. His contributions to both the academic world and the Civil Rights Movement were immense. Du Bois was one of the first African Americans to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard, and he was a powerful voice against racial inequality. His work, including The Souls of Black Folk and his leadership in the founding of the NAACP, laid the foundation for many of the civil rights advances in the 20th century.
His decision to move to Ghana in the later years of his life reflected his disillusionment with the slow pace of racial progress in the U.S., and his strong belief in Pan-Africanism. His death in Accra symbolized his connection to the broader African diaspora.
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