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21 hours ago · Booker T. Washington. Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, and orator. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the primary leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary Black elite . Born into slavery on April 5, 1856, in Hale's Ford, Virginia, Washington was freed ...
4 days ago · The resonance of Du Bois’ legacy reverberates in his activism during his twilight years. In the 1950s, he emerged as a vocal critic of the Cold War stratagems of the United States, championing peace and nuclear disarmament. His outspoken dissent precipitated a brief bout of political persecution, yet he remained unwavering in his convictions.
2 days ago · Du Bois's "Black Reconstruction in America: An Essay Toward a History of the Part Which Black Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860-1880," published in 1935, highlighted the positive role of African-Americans during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
2 days ago · Booker T. Washington, born a slave in 1858, was the most influential black leader at the turn of the century. He had worked as a laborer and domestic servant after the Civil War, eventually attending Virginia's Hampton Institute.
4 days ago · W. E. B. Du Bois and J. Saunders Redding. "The Souls of Black Folk: Essays and Sketches." Special Collections, University of Delaware Library. Accessed 1 June 2024.
3 days ago · There was a skirmish over the pronunciation of ‘Du Bois’, the sociologist. W.E.B.Du Bois, was an American sociologist who was also a Pan-African civil rights activist. Dr. Meena Kandaswamy, a brilliant writer, translator and activist pointed out the pettiness which makes people snub another in the name of ‘pronunciation.’
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1 day ago · The Dutch East Indies, [3] also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( Dutch: Nederlands (ch)-Indië; Indonesian: Hindia Belanda) and Dutch Indonesia, was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declared independence on 17 August 1945.
