... communities. DuBois became interested and concerned in local and national events. With that in mind, DuBois also edited the school newspaper, the Fisk Herald (W.E.B.). DuBois spent two summers teaching at a county school in the south while attending Fisk in order to learn more about the South and his people. He learned and experienced first hand poverty, poor land, ignorance, and prejudice. ... , art, politics, education, and literature (Hynes). In 1909, DuBois helped founded the most influential civil rights organization of the 20th century: National Association for the Advancement of C...

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