Du Bois (William Edward Burghardt Du Bois) was one of the most influential leaders of the first half of the twentieth century. Du Bois had many beliefs regarding black history. His main belief being that equality amongst blacks and whites was of utmost importance. While demonstrating equality, he also expressed the differences and had said that people were being divided into 'races' which led to the question "What is a race? It is a vast family of human beings, generally of common blood and language"(Du Bois) (Stewart)
He believed that blacks needed to be educated, to uplift the conditions of the black masses, socially, economically and politically. Within politics, of which he played a great role as an African