Biography of William Edward Burghardt DuBois :: Biographies Pan-Africanist Racism Essays

Biography of William Edward Burghardt DuBoisWilliam Edward Burghardt DuBois, to his admirers, was by spirited devotion and scholarly dedication, an aggressor of injustice and a defender of freedom. A harbinger of Black nationalism and Pan-Africanism, he died in self-imposed exile in his home outdoor(a) from home with his ancestors of a glorious pastAfrica.Labeled as a radical, he was ignored by those who hoped that his massive contributions would be buried on side of him. But, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote, history cannot ignore W.E.B. DuBois because history has to ruminate uprightness and Dr. DuBois was a tireless explorer and a gifted scout of social truths. His singular greatness lay in his quest for truth about his own good deal. There were very few scholars who concerned themselves with safe study of the black man and he sought to fill this capacious void. The degree to which he succeeded disclosed the great dimensions of the man. His Formative YearsW.E.B. DuBois was innate(p) on February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. At that time Great Barrington had perhaps 25, but not more than 50, Black people out of a population of about 5,000. Consequently, there were little signs of overt racism there. Nevertheless, its nastiness was distributed through a constant barrage of suggestive innuendoes and vindictive attitudes of its residents. This mutated the reputation of young William from good natured and outgoing to sullen and withdrawn. This was later reinforced and strengthened by inner withdrawals in the face of real discriminations. His demeanor of introspection haunted him throughout his life. While in high school DuBois showed a keen concern for the development of his race. At age fifteen he became the local correspondent for the New York Globe. And in this position he conceived it his handicraft to push his race forward by lectures and editorials reflecting upon the need of Black people to politicized themselves.DuBois was n aturally gifted intellectually and took pleasurable pride in stupendous his fellow students in academic and other pursuits. Upon graduation from high school, he, manage many other New England students of his caliber, desired to attend Harvard. However, he lacked the fiscal resources to go to that institution. But with the aid of friends and family, and a scholarship he veritable to Fisk College (now University), he eagerly headed to Nashville, Tennessee to further his education.This was DuBois first trip south. And in those third years at Fisk (18851888) his knowledge of the race problem became more definite.