Web dubois brief biography of mayawati

A civil rights champion and prolific writer, William Edward Burghardt (W.

Web dubois brief biography of mayawati

E. B.) Du Bois led the black American Civil Rights movement of the early 20th century in the United States.

Du Bois was a prolific activist, campaigning for African Americans&#; right to a full education and equal opportunities in the US.

Similarly, as a writer, his work explored and criticised imperialism, capitalism and racism. Perhaps most famously, Du Bois wrote Souls of Black Folk (), a major landmark of black American literature.

The US government took Du Bois to court for his anti-war activism in He was acquitted, though the US later denied him an American passport.

Du Bois died a Ghanaian citizen in but is remembered as a key contributor to American literature and the American Civil Rights movement.

Here are 10 facts about the writer and activist W. E. B. Du Bois.