dec 17, 1868 - WEB DuBois (1868-1963)
Description:
W.E.B. Dubois black intellectual who challenged Booker T. Washington's ideas on combating Jim Crow; he called for the black community to demand immediate equality and was a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 17, 1868
Now
~ 156 years ago