![]() ![]() We are still trained to believe a good deal that is simply childish in theology. ![]() In "On Christianity," a posthumously published essay, Du Bois critiqued the black church: " The theology of the average colored church is basing itself far too much upon 'Hell and Damnation'-upon an attempt to scare people into being decent and threatening them with the terrors of death and punishment. The black nationalist expanded his interests to global concerns, and is called the "father of Pan-Africanism" for organizing international black congresses.Īlthough he used some religious metaphor and expressions in some of his books and writings, Du Bois called himself a freethinker. Du Bois turned "Crisis" into the foremost black literary journal. Du Bois was a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and edited the NAACP's official journal, "Crisis," from 1910 to 1934. The Souls of Black Folk (1903) made his name, in which he urged black Americans to stand up for their educational and economic rights. He taught economics and history at Atlanta University from 1897-1910. ![]() Du Bois studied at the University of Berlin, then earned his doctorate in history from Harvard in 1894. He attended Fisk College in Nashville, then earned his BA in 1890 and his MS in 1891 from Harvard. In 1868, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (pronounced 'doo-boyz') was born in Massachusetts. ![]()
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