- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- W. E. B. Du Bois
- Date of Original:
- 1938
- Subject:
- African American authors--Georgia--Atlanta
Social reformers--Georgia--Atlanta
African American social reformers--Georgia--Atlanta
Educators--Georgia--Atlanta
African American educators--Georgia--Atlanta
College teachers--Georgia--Atlanta
African American college teachers--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta University--Faculty
Academic costume--Georgia--Atlanta
Authors, American--Georgia--Atlanta
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 - Location:
- United States, Massachusetts, Hampshire County, Amherst, 42.36723, -72.51852
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Du Bois accepted a faculty position at Atlanta University (later Clark Atlanta University) in 1897. Atlanta University president Horace Bumstead brought Du Bois to Atlanta to establish a sociology program and to develop the university's curriculum.
Photograph of W. E. B. Du Bois, Atlanta University, 70th birthday event, 1938. Du Bois accepted a faculty position at Atlanta University (later Clark Atlanta University) in 1897. Atlanta University president Horace Bumstead brought Du Bois to Atlanta to establish a sociology program and to develop the university's curriculum.
W. E. B. Du Bois was an educator, historian, and social activist who addressed the issues of black social problems and world peace. He wrote some of his best-known works in Georgia. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/clark-atlanta-university/m-3761/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University
From Univeristy of Massachusetts Amherst SCUA
Image from Univeristy of Massachusetts Amherst, Special Collections and University Archives - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/clark-atlanta-university
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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