du Bois,
Guy Pène 1884-1958; U.S. painter & art critic
Du Bois,
W(illiam) E(dward) B(urghardt) 1868-1963; U.S. historian, educator, & civil rights leader
See du Bois in American Heritage Dictionary 4
American civil rights leader who cofounded the NAACP, edited journals, such as Crisis (1910-1932), and wrote books, including Color and Democracy (1945), that promoted the concerns of Black Americans and Africans.