W. E. B. Du Bois
1868 to 1963
8 documented presences
7 places
Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for W. E. B. Du Bois across 7 places, from 1868 to 1961. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, writer, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where W. E. B. Du Bois was documented, and when
23 February 1868exact date
Great Barrington, Massachusettsattested
“Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to Alfred and Mary Silvina Burghardt Du Bois.”
source: Wikipedia: W. E. B. Du Bois
1891year
Harvardattested
“In 1891, Du Bois received a scholarship to attend the sociology graduate school at Harvard and earned a Master of Arts.”
source: Wikipedia: W. E. B. Du Bois
1910year
Atlanta Universityattested
“He accepted the job in the summer of 1910 and moved to New York after resigning from Atlanta University.”
source: Wikipedia: W. E. B. Du Bois
1910year
New Yorkattested
“He accepted the job in the summer of 1910 and moved to New York after resigning from Atlanta University.”
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1910year
Atlantaattested
“He accepted the job in the summer of 1910 and moved to New York after resigning from Atlanta University.”
source: Wikipedia: W. E. B. Du Bois
1917year
Soviet Unionattested
“Du Bois remained "convinced that socialism was an excellent way of life, but I thought it might be reached by various methods." Nine years after the 1917 Russian Revolution, Du Bois extended a trip to Europe to include a visit to the Sov…”
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1949year
New Yorkattested
“In 1949, Du Bois spoke at the Scientific and Cultural Conference for World Peace in New York: "I tell you, people of America, the dark world is on the move!”
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1961year
Ghanaattested
“In early 1961, Ghana notified Du Bois that they had appropriated funds to support the encyclopedia project, and they invited him to travel to Ghana and manage the project there.”
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Places W. E. B. Du Bois is documented in
New York2 presences · 1910 to 1949Atlanta1 presence · 1910Ghana1 presence · 1961Harvard1 presence · 1891Soviet Union1 presence · 1917
Atlanta University1 presence · 1910
Great Barrington, Massachusetts1 presence · 1868
Other places tied to W. E. B. Du Bois in the record
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1885 to 1888period
Nashville, Tennesseementioned
“Relying on this money donated by neighbors, Du Bois attended Fisk University, a historically black college in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1885 to 1888.”
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1888 to 1890period
Fisk Universitymentioned
“After receiving his bachelor's degree from Fisk University, Du Bois attended Harvard College (which did not accept course credits from Fisk) from 1888 to 1890, becoming the sixth admitted African American in its history.”
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1896year
University of Pennsylvaniamentioned
“After two years at Wilberforce, Du Bois accepted a one-year research job from the University of Pennsylvania as an "assistant in sociology" in the summer of 1896.”
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July 1897month
Philadelphiamentioned
“In July 1897, Du Bois left Philadelphia and took a professorship in history and economics at the historically black Atlanta University in Georgia.”
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1899year
Atlanta Universitymentioned
“He performed sociological field research in Philadelphia's African-American neighborhoods, which formed the foundation for his landmark study, The Philadelphia Negro, published in 1899 while he was teaching at Atlanta University.”
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1899year
Philadelphiamentioned
“He performed sociological field research in Philadelphia's African-American neighborhoods, which formed the foundation for his landmark study, The Philadelphia Negro, published in 1899 while he was teaching at Atlanta University.”
source: Wikipedia: W. E. B. Du Bois
1899year
Atlantamentioned
“He performed sociological field research in Philadelphia's African-American neighborhoods, which formed the foundation for his landmark study, The Philadelphia Negro, published in 1899 while he was teaching at Atlanta University.”
source: Wikipedia: W. E. B. Du Bois
1900year
Londonmentioned
“Du Bois attended the First Pan-African Conference, held in London on July 23–25, 1900.”
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August 1906month
Western United Statesmentioned
“The Niagarites held a second conference in August 1906, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of abolitionist John Brown's birth, at the West Virginia site of Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.”
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August 1906month
West Virginiamentioned
“The Niagarites held a second conference in August 1906, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of abolitionist John Brown's birth, at the West Virginia site of Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.”
source: Wikipedia: W. E. B. Du Bois
May 1909month
New Yorkmentioned
“In May 1909, Du Bois attended the National Negro Conference in New York.”
source: Wikipedia: W. E. B. Du Bois
1911year
Londonmentioned
“In 1911, he attended the First Universal Races Congress in London and he published his first novel, The Quest of the Silver Fleece.”
source: Wikipedia: W. E. B. Du Bois
April 1916month
Lee County, Georgiamentioned
“The April 1916 edition covered the group lynching of six African Americans in Lee County, Georgia.”
source: Wikipedia: W. E. B. Du Bois
1917year
United Statesmentioned
“As the United States prepared to enter World War I in 1917, Du Bois's colleague in the NAACP, Joel Spingarn, established a camp to train African Americans to serve as officers in the United States Armed Forces.”
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1918year
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1922 to 1924period
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Documented at the same place, the same year
George GurdjieffNew York · 1949William Howard TaftNew York · 1910Andy WarholNew York · 1949Isaac AsimovNew York · 1949Dmitri ShostakovichNew York · 1949Jean ArpNew York · 1949Harper LeeNew York · 1949Jasper JohnsNew York · 1949Andy KaufmanNew York · 1949Meir KahaneNew York · 1949Kevin RocheNew York · 1949Carl Gustaf Emil MannerheimRussia · 1917
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