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Primary Source Spotlight: Freedmen’s Bureau
June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

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Primary Source Spotlight: W.E.B. Du Bois
February 24, 2014April 5, 2024

From America’s Library: Born: February 23, 1868 Died: August 27, 1963 William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a noted scholar, editor, and African American activist. Du Bois was a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP — the largest and oldest civil rights organization in America). Throughout his life Du Bois…

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