ABSTRACT
Died: August 27, 1963; Accra, Ghana Areas of Achievement: Civil rights and journalism Contribution: One of the principal founders of the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and editor of several influential journals, Du Bois was for many years the leading black intellectual in the United States. Through his teaching, writings, and speeches he advocated economic, political, and cultural advancement of blacks not only in the United States but also abroad.
