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W.E.B Du Bois

W.E.B Du Bois stood for William Edward Burghardt Du Bois and went by WEB or sometimes his homies called him spider... He was born in Massachusetts on February 23rd, 1868 and died August 27th 1863, he lived to be 95 years old. He was one of the first African Americans to graduate from Harvard. He wanted other African Americans to attend college because back in the day when you had a college degree, you would have a job. He wanted the African Americans (mainly men) to gain an education so they can be high up in the later world and be in power. W.E.B Du Bois was a co-founder of the National Association of Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Their goal was to abolish discrimination and segregation. W.E.B Du Bois also founded and was the leader of the Nigeria Movement in 1905. The Nigeria Movement was proposed for blacks to gain equality with the whites.W.E.B Du Bois did not agree with Booker T Washington's plan of guaranteed education and helping with financial stability because in Washington's agreement, he said if you give us financial stability and education, we will let the whites rule. Du Bois wanted the education and financial stability for the blacks but did not think that the African Americans should give away the power to the whites. "W.E.B Du Bois." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, 4 Nov. 2015. Web. 4 Nov. 2015.