The Life of W.E.B Du Bois By smith.5103@foxc6.org Feb 23, 1868 The Birth of W.E.B Du Bois Period: Feb 23, 1868 to Aug 27, 1963 The Life of W.E.B Du Bois Feb 26, 1892 received a fellowship from the John F. Slater Fund for the Education of Freemen to attend the University of Berlin for graduate work Feb 25, 1895 Becomes the first African American to earn a Ph.D from Harvard University May 12, 1896 Du Bois married Nina Gomer Feb 25, 1899 Du Bois Plublished his landmark study- the first case study of an African Americsn community- The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study Feb 26, 1900 Du Bois attended the first Pan-African Conference Feb 25, 1909 He co-founded the National Association of the Advancement of colored people Feb 26, 1935 published his magnum opus Black Reconstruction in America Feb 26, 1958 He would be awarded an honorary doctoral degree from Humboldt Aug 27, 1963 The Death of W.E.B Du Bois