Well-known scholar W.E.B. Du Bois was born in 1868

February 23

On February 23, 1868, W.E.B Du Bois was born. 

W.E.B. Du Bois was a well-known scholar, who advocated for the intellectual empowerment of black people throughout the 1900s.  W.E.B. Du Bois died in 1963.

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Sources

Internet encyclopedia of philosophy. (n.d.). Retrieved February 1, 2023, from https://iep.utm.edu/web-dubois/

W.E.B. Du Bois. NAACP. (2021, May 11). Retrieved February 1, 2023, from https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/web-du-bois