Quote of the day
The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.
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