W.E.B DU BOIS 1868 1963

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  • W.E.B. DU BOIS (1868-1963)
    • BELIEFS
      • Wrote 'The Souls of Black Folk' in 1903
      • Believed that there should be an elite 'The Talented Tenth' who would lead African Americans to equality and integration.
      • Was appalled by the lynchings i.e. 1700 deaths between 1885-1894
      • Pan-Africanism: a belief in the need for unity and solidarity among African Americans.
    • SUCCESSES
      • The Niagara Movement: founded in 1905 showed ideas of working with the white system and wanted to end desegregation. It's leading inspiration was W.E.B Du Bois.
        • However, splits and disagreements led it its decline in 1909.
        • Laid the foundations for the NAACP in 1909.
      • Had a good relationship with white supporters and he was the director of research and publicity.
        • Only African American to hold office in the organization.
      • Du Bois had shifted attention to publicise civil rights, through the need to press and organise.
    • FAILURES
      • President Wilson introduced segregation in federal bureaus; lynchings and violence continued.
        • The movement of African Americans had produced race riots in 1917.
          • The Silent Parade (St Louis NY) Du Bois and the NAACP in March 1917, march of 8,000 to 10,000 AA's, it protested lynching and anti-black violence.
            • Between 40 and 250 people were killed by white mobs.
            • They hoped this would influence Wilson to change his policy with no federal discrimination
    • GAINS DU BOIS ACKNOWLEDGED:
      • By 1913, African Americans owned 550,000 homes, 937,000 farms and 40,000 businesses.
      • There was a 70% literacy rate, 40,000 churches, 35,000 teachers and 1.7million pupils in public state funded schoos.

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