W E B DuBois
William Edward Burdhardt DuBois was one of this country’s most distinguished educators. DuBois was naturally gifted intellectually and took pleasurable pride in surpassing his fellow students in academic and other pursuits. Born in 1868, DuBois first came face to face with realities of racism in the nineteenth century while attending Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. ... In 1895 DuBois became the first African American to earn a Ph. ... from Harvard University, which goes to show how educated of a man DuBois was. In his time DuBois accomplished a lot. In 1867, DuBois took a position with Atlanta University where he conducted extensive studies on social conditions of Blacks in America.