W.E.B. Du Bois

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WE.B.DuBois 29 GREETING CARDS BEETING CARDS NAACP NAACP KACP Black Heritage USA TLANTA JAN LEND AHELPAS HAN Odm NAAGP 4) 31 1992 30304 GA

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W.E.B. DU BOIS First Day of Issue: January 31, 1992 First Issue Location: Atlanta, Georgia Into a nation fresh from civil war and beginning to heal from the loss of hundreds of thousands of its own, W.E.B. Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868. Early on, Du Bois became a voice for black Americans, receiving a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1895. While most were theorizing about social conditions in the nation, Du Bois was investigating and experiencing the racial climate of the time. In 1909, Du Bois became the co-founder of what would become today's National Association for the Ad- vancement of Colored People (NAACP). Through this organization, Du Bois called for civil, political and eco- nomic equality of the suppressed black population. This view clashed with another important leader, Booker T. Washington, who called for economic equality alone. The two men effectively split the black community into two segments: Washington's “conservatives," and Du Bois' “radicals." Through his editorship of the NAACP's magazine Crisis, Du Bois was able to gain respect and clout as a leading voice in fighting racism. No. 92-07 First Day of Issue Postcard Collection" ©1992 Fleetwood® Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting for the First Day of Issue Postcard by George Sottung Heelwood