Du Bois 
(d-bois), W(illiam) E(dward) B(urghardt) 1868-1963.
(d-bois), W(illiam) E(dward) B(urghardt) 1868-1963. American civil rights leader who cofounded the NAACP, edited journals, such as Crisis (1910-1934), and wrote books, including Color and Democracy (1945), that promoted the concerns of African Americans and Africans.
W.E.B. Du Bois