W.E.B. Du Bois was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He went on to co-found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909.
W.E.B. Du Bois was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He went on to co-found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909.