The Life And Times Of W.E.B DuBois
Early Life
William Edward Burghardt DuBois also known as W.E.B was born on February 23,1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Some would call Great Barrington a small community with only about 5,000 inhabitants. Now if you think 5,000 is small imagine how many of those inhabitants were black. Only 25 to 50, that?s right only 25 to 50. With such a small population of blacks how do you think DuBois felt Well not as bad as you think, this northern city didn?t have near as much problems as most southern communities.
DuBois was the only child of Alfred and Mary DuBois. At the time of his birth his parent?s relationship was already on the rocks but it was reparable. From a young age his parents tried their best to instill good moral values in him; these values stayed with him for the rest of his life, but I?ll get into that later. DuBois worked very hard in school and it shows in his records, but even in school and in the north he still encountered some forms of racism. DuBois reflected on his life in his personal memories and he remembered time and time again where white kids as
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