After graduating from Fisk, DuBois attended Harvard University and earned his second Bachelor's Degree in philosophy and a Master's in history. The new social science of his time was based on seeking truth of human history through an examination of historical documents; therefore DuBois adopted this new method and as a researcher, conducted many studies including one on the urbanization of blacks in the North (The Philadelphia Negro) and the organization of blacks in the South (The Atlanta University Publications). It was through studies such as these, as well as his own experience ...

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In the history of the United States nothing has brought more shame to the face of America than the cold, calculated method of keeping black people in captivity. ... Her husband refused to go with her, so she set out with her two brothers, and followed the North Star in the sky to guide her north to freedo...

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