Du Bois: A Pictorial Biography

The life of William Edward Burghardt Du Bois is recalled through these photographs. This volume shows him at every stage of his life from infancy to the days shortly before his death in Accra, Ghana, at the age of Ninety-five. In his early days as a Harvard graduate student, Du Bois indicated that he wanted to specialize in the study of philosophy. He was urged to study history, as a discipline. However, he became a historian, sociologist, and journalist. In this book, there are highlights of his travels. The devotion, self-sacrifice and commitment of his wife, Shirley Graham Du Bois, is evident in this labor of love.