In the final chapter of his life, legendary scholar and civil rights activist W. E. B. Du Bois made a historic decision.
In 1963, Du Bois officially became a citizen of Ghana, accepting an invitation from President Kwame Nkrumah to live and work in the newly independent nation.
During his time there, Du Bois helped lead the ambitious Encyclopedia Africana project, an effort to document the global history, culture, and contributions of people of African descent.
A pioneering sociologist and co-founder of the NAACP, Du Bois spent his life fighting racial inequality and advancing Pan-African thought.
He passed away in Ghana later that same year, leaving behind one of the most influential intellectual legacies of the 20th century.
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