Ladies and Gentlemen, today I would like to introduce William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, better known as W.E.B. Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. William Edward Burghardt “W. E. B.” Du Bois (1868-1963) was a leading African-American sociologist, writer, and activist. In addition, W.E.B. DuBois was one of the most significant African-American Leaders. W.E.B. Du Bois believed the concept that there is a talented tenth. Ten percent of African Americans community is responsible for uplifting the other ninety percent. He was totally focused on actually getting African Americans to uplift each other. Moreover, W.E.B. Du Bois’s plan was to make a difference, so he said we can not be complacent in a society that
