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W.E.B. Dubois was born in Great Barrington, Massuchusetts on February 23, 1868.
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Graduates from Great Barrington High School as class valedictorian.
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W.E.B. Dubois earns a degree at the Fisk university, which is located in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Dubois becomes the first african american who earns a PH.D at Harvard university
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Marries Nina Gomer. Supreme Court rules in Plessy v Ferguson that "Separate but equal" facilities for African-Americans do not violate that 14th Amendment guarantees equal protection of the law.
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Editor of Atlanta University Publications on the Study of Negro Problems.
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"The Philadelphia Negro"
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"The souls of Black folk"
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Organizes the "Niagara Movement", demands social and political rights for African-Americans
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John Brown.
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Co-founder of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Made director of publicity and research.
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Publishes NAACP monthly magazine, The Crisis.
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The Quest of the Silver Fleece.
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The Negro
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Publishes "Darkwater: Voices From Within the Veil".
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Publishes "The Gift of Black Folk: Negroes in the Making of America".
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Publishes "Dark Princess: A Romance".
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Publishes "Color and Democracy: Colonies and Peace".
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Applies for membership in the Communist Party of the United States.
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Dies from health problems at the age of ninety-five, one day before Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
