Quote of the day
Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future
W. E. B. Du Bois
Born: February 23, 1868
Died: August 27, 1963 (aged 95)
Bio: William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community.
Known for:
- The illustrated Souls of Black folk (1903)
- The Negro (1915)
- The Philadelphia Negro (1899)
- Black Reconstruction (1935)
- Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil (1920)
W. E. B. Du Bois Quotes