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G'day The bellman is a character from The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll. My actual name is Robin Shannon and i live in Canberra, Australia. If you want to contact me by email or with XMPP/gtalk you can do so by using MYFIRSTNAME@MYLASTNAME.id.au". Today's featured article W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963) was an American civil rights activist, author, and editor. After graduating from Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate, he became a professor of history, sociology, and economics at Atlanta University. Du Bois, one of the co-founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, rose to national prominence as the leader of the Niagara Movement, a group of African-American activists who wanted equal rights for blacks. Racism was the main target of Du Bois's polemics, and he strongly protested against lynching, Jim Crow laws, and discrimination in education and employment. He was a proponent of Pan-Africanism and helped organize efforts to free African colonies from European powers. Du Bois wrote several seminal essays and treatises, and published many influential pieces in his role as editor of the NAACP's journal The Crisis. He was an ardent peace activist and advocated nuclear disarmament. The United States' Civil Rights Act, embodying many of the reforms for which Du Bois had campaigned his entire life, was enacted a year after his death. (more...) Recently featured: Nyon Conference – St Nicholas – Texas Tech University Selected anniversaries Template:February 23 selected anniversaries Community and policy references Wikipedia:Tutorial/Glossary abbreviated glossary—the ten most likely words you'll encounter. Wikipedia:Glossary explains the words you'll hear other editors use. Wikipedia:Community Portal provides links to community resources—this page is always available in the navigation sidebar. Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines Directories Wikipedia:FAQ is an index of FAQ pages on all aspects of Wikipedia. Wikipedia:Utilities — a bigger directory of project pages than the community portal. Wikipedia:Topical index — if you want a really complete index. New pages All New: 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Orphaned: 500 1001 1501 Donate If you find this encyclopedia or its sister projects useful, please consider making a donation. Donations are used primarily for purchasing server equipment.

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