W.E.B Du Bois- What those intials stand for anyway

Well who knew, W.E.B stands for William Edward Burghardt. Well Mr. Kannan you probably did, but I did not. W.E.B Du Bois was the first African American to get a Ph. D from Harvard University. That is  some major breakthrough that I don't quite understand. I think the wording in the book is kind of off. Was he the first to get a Ph. D? Was he the first to go to Harvard and graduate? I am confused. Anyway, He sided with Booker T Washington in saying that the people needed "thrift, patience, and industrial training." However, he thought that Washington was wrong in urging people to fight for their rights. That kind of rhymed. In the end he joined reformers (a name for people that are really goody two shoes, but you are not allowed to say that because they are considered saints) to build the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People or NAFTAOC. The acronym is as long as a big word.
   Moving on,  the theme that he represents is "Long Live the Fight." This is due to the fact Du Bois was all like "don't let segregation live on, fight it." He thought that instead of waiting for segregation to end, that the people should fight it themselves. Du Bois believed that desegregation  will come from waiting. He thought it would come from fighting.

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