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WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT DU BOIS

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WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT DU BOIS (noun)
  The noun WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT DU BOIS has 1 sense:

1. United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)play

  Familiarity information: WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT DU BOIS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT DU BOIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Du Bois; W. E. B. Du Bois; William Edward Burghardt Du Bois

Instance hypernyms:

civil rights activist; civil rights leader; civil rights worker (a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups)


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