W.E.B. Du Bois By Gold Raider Feb 23, 1868 Du Bois is born Du Bois is born to Alfred and Mary Du Bois. Period: Feb 23, 1868 to Aug 27, 1963 W.E.B. Du Bois Du Bois is born May 10, 1895 Earns a doctorate He becomes the first African-American to earn a doctorate from Harvard. Apr 25, 1903 Publishes a book He makes/publishes the Souls of Black Folk. Aug 27, 1963 Death Du Bois dies