W.E.B. Du Bois
How was your life growing up?
My father was a barber. He left my mother and I when I was very young. My mother passed when I was 16 years old in 1884. I worked as a timekeeper in a local mill while still attending school. I ended up being the first African American to graduate from my high school.
What schools did you attend?
I attended Harvard College, Fisk University, Humboldt University of Berlin, and Harvard University.
What were some of your degrees for?
I studied Civil Rights, Sociology, and history.
What got you started on your path to success?
I grew up in a world that was taught to hate me. And I would see my people accepting it. Social change can be accomplished by developing a small group of college-educated blacks that I like to call “the Talented Tenth:"
What was your family life like?
My first wife Nina Gomer and I were married in 1896 until her death in 1950. My second wife …show more content…
I strongly believe that African-Americans should have equal rights no exceptions. I encourage them to fight against the racial injustices and demand these rights.
What affects do you think the Harlem Renaissance had on the American view of African Americans?
When I picture the Renaissance, I remember the European Renaissance. I compare this with the Harlem Renaissance in that our Masterful Black Imaginations were composing Masterpieces inconceivable to the white mind. But the same fate was bestowed upon our Renaissance; only after the African American geniuses passed away did their brilliance become accepted. We were attempting to establish a new perception to the African American name; not of poverty, darkness, and misfortune, but of Prominence, Prosperity, and Intelligence; that we, too, have a voice, heart, and mind. And that we, too, are America.
Who is your inspiration?
Two of my main influences were Alexander Crummell and William James.
Do you have distrust for the oppressive white
How was your life growing up?
My father was a barber. He left my mother and I when I was very young. My mother passed when I was 16 years old in 1884. I worked as a timekeeper in a local mill while still attending school. I ended up being the first African American to graduate from my high school.
What schools did you attend?
I attended Harvard College, Fisk University, Humboldt University of Berlin, and Harvard University.
What were some of your degrees for?
I studied Civil Rights, Sociology, and history.
What got you started on your path to success?
I grew up in a world that was taught to hate me. And I would see my people accepting it. Social change can be accomplished by developing a small group of college-educated blacks that I like to call “the Talented Tenth:"
What was your family life like?
My first wife Nina Gomer and I were married in 1896 until her death in 1950. My second wife …show more content…
I strongly believe that African-Americans should have equal rights no exceptions. I encourage them to fight against the racial injustices and demand these rights.
What affects do you think the Harlem Renaissance had on the American view of African Americans?
When I picture the Renaissance, I remember the European Renaissance. I compare this with the Harlem Renaissance in that our Masterful Black Imaginations were composing Masterpieces inconceivable to the white mind. But the same fate was bestowed upon our Renaissance; only after the African American geniuses passed away did their brilliance become accepted. We were attempting to establish a new perception to the African American name; not of poverty, darkness, and misfortune, but of Prominence, Prosperity, and Intelligence; that we, too, have a voice, heart, and mind. And that we, too, are America.
Who is your inspiration?
Two of my main influences were Alexander Crummell and William James.
Do you have distrust for the oppressive white