W. E. B. Dubois Research Paper

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W.E.B.Du Bois was the first most prominent black leader of the first half of the 20th century. He was a scholar and activist. Du Bois was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard. He supported black people to be in the war of World War I. It was significant for Du Bois. He believed the eager participation of black soldiers would lead to maybe give back favors from the white people. He went to France reporting the heroism of black soldiers to the Crisis magazine directly from the front. He wanted black people in the war for freedom at home. After World War I, he interviewed the experiences of American black soldiers in France and documented worldwide bias in the United States military. Du Bois joined the central staff of the National

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