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'''William Edward Burghardt Du Bois''' (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was a Statesian socialist, pan-Africanist, and civil rights activist. He was the first person to scientifically analyze the concept of [[race]] in the United States. Du Bois studied African history and believed that [[colonialism]] was the main cause of modern wars.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Archishman Raju|newspaper=Science for the People|title=The revolutionary science of W. E. B. Du Bois and D. D. Kosambi|url=https://magazine.scienceforthepeople.org/vol24-1-racial-capitalism/revolutionary-science/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610105830/https://mronline.org/2021/07/08/the-revolutionary-science-of-w-e-b-du-bois-and-d-d-kosambi/|archive-date=2023-06-10}}</ref>
'''William Edward Burghardt Du Bois''' (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was a Statesian socialist, pan-Africanist, and civil rights activist. He was the first person to scientifically analyze the concept of [[race]] in the United States. Du Bois studied African history and believed that [[colonialism]] was the main cause of modern wars.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Archishman Raju|newspaper=Science for the People|title=The revolutionary science of W. E. B. Du Bois and D. D. Kosambi|url=https://magazine.scienceforthepeople.org/vol24-1-racial-capitalism/revolutionary-science/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610105830/https://mronline.org/2021/07/08/the-revolutionary-science-of-w-e-b-du-bois-and-d-d-kosambi/|archive-date=2023-06-10}}</ref>
== Political activism ==
Du Bois organized the First Pan African Congress in 1919. The [[United States Department of State|State Department]] denied Africans passports to attend the congress. In 1923, Du Bois wrote that the greatest post-[[First World War|war]] issue was forming an alliance between the white and black [[Working class|working classes]] against the white [[Bourgeoisie|capitalist class]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=William K. Tabb|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=Du Bois vs. Neoliberalism|date=2003-11-01|url=https://monthlyreview.org/2003/11/01/du-bois-vs-neoliberalism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330053913/https://monthlyreview.org/2003/11/01/du-bois-vs-neoliberalism/|archive-date=2023-03-30}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 18:56, 5 October 2023

W. E. B. Du Bois
BornFebruary 23, 1868
Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
DiedAugust 27, 1963
Ghana
NationalityNew Afrikan
Political orientationSocialism
Pan-Africanism


William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was a Statesian socialist, pan-Africanist, and civil rights activist. He was the first person to scientifically analyze the concept of race in the United States. Du Bois studied African history and believed that colonialism was the main cause of modern wars.[1]

Political activism

Du Bois organized the First Pan African Congress in 1919. The State Department denied Africans passports to attend the congress. In 1923, Du Bois wrote that the greatest post-war issue was forming an alliance between the white and black working classes against the white capitalist class.[2]

References

  1. Archishman Raju. "The revolutionary science of W. E. B. Du Bois and D. D. Kosambi" Science for the People. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10.
  2. William K. Tabb (2003-11-01). "Du Bois vs. Neoliberalism" Monthly Review. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30.