INVREF#CL3#2 1895 Harvard College Graduation Ticket W E B Dubois 1st Black PHD NAACP FOUNDER. Ticket from the 1895 Harvard graduation ceremony when Dubois received his doctorate degree and became Harvard's first African American to earn that distinction. William Edward Burghardt Dubois -February 23, 1868 August 27, 1963) was an Americansociologist,socialist, historian, andPan-Africanistcivil rights activist. Born inGreat Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant andintegratedcommunity. After completing graduate work at theFriedrich Wilhelm University(inBerlin, Germany) andHarvard University, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate, he became a professor of history, sociology, and economics atAtlanta University. Du Bois was one of the founders of theNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP) in 1909. Buyer pays shipping. See pictures for more details
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| Category | Vintage & collectibles > Paper ephemera > Other |
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| Brand | Handmade |
| Condition | Good |
