Search results
Nina Yolande Du Bois (October 21, 1900 – March 1961), known as Yolande Du Bois, was an American teacher known for her involvement in the Harlem Renaissance. She was the daughter of W.E.B. Du Bois and the former Nina Gomer. Her father encouraged her marriage to Countee Cullen, a nationally known poet of the Harlem Renaissance.
Nov 17, 2021 · GREAT BARRINGTON — Yolande Du Bois Irvin, the only grandchild of civil rights leader and scholar W.E.B. Du Bois, died Monday in Fort Collins, Colo. The educator who followed in the footsteps of her grandfather by promoting civil rights, empathy and community was 89. Her remains will be buried beside those of her mother and other family ...
Dec 8, 2021 · Yolande Du Bois Irvin, who taught psychology at Xavier University and CU Boulder, passed away on Nov. 15 at age 89. She was the only child of Nina Yolande Du Bois, W.E.B. Du Bois' daughter, and a lifelong advocate of education and social justice.
- Pat Ferrier
- Business Reporter
Feb 19, 2022 · Peck’s mother, Yolande Du Bois Williams Irvin, who died in November 2021, was the granddaughter of W.E.B. Du Bois, and wished to be buried in her family’s plot at the Mahaiwe Cemetery in Great Barrington, alongside her mother and grandmother. STEPHANIE ZOLLSHAN — THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE
Du Bois's first wife Nina, their son Burghardt, and their daughter Yolande, who died in 1961, were buried in the cemetery of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, his hometown. Personal life Du Bois was organized and disciplined: his lifelong regimen was to rise at 7:15, work until 5:00, eat dinner and read a newspaper until 7:00, then read or ...
- William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, February 23, 1868, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, U.S.
- August 27, 1963 (aged 95), Accra, Ghana
- 2, including Yolande
People also ask
What was a family joke about Du Bois?
Who is Yolande Du Bois Williams?
Who is Yolande Du Bois Irvin?
How did Du Bois contribute to the Civil War?
Dec 2, 2021 · Dr. Yolande Du Bois Irvin, the only grandchild of civil rights icon W.E.B. Du Bois, passed away at 89 in Colorado. She taught psychology at Xavier University and participated in multiple civil rights events, following her grandfather's legacy.
Nina Yolande Du Bois (October 21, 1900 – March 1961), known as Yolande Du Bois, was an American teacher known for her involvement in the Harlem Renaissance. She was the daughter of W.E.B. Du Bois and the former Nina Gomer.
