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In the World War I section, "of the soldiers were hung..." should be "of the soldiers were hanged" Thing69 (talk) 16:42, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done Peaceray (talk) 17:01, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How to pronounce last name

According to the French, "Du Bois" is pronounced either as 'dew boy' or 'dew bwah.'

And though W.E.B. supposedly stated the correct pronunciation to be "dew boyss" (the double "s" indicates a sibilant sound and not the harsh 'z' sound); when he actually wrote it in a notation, he states the "u" as in "you" and the "oi" as in "boy."

He makes absolutely no mention as to how the "s" is to be pronounced. To me, that makes the "s" silent and the correct pronunciation to be the French way.

Especially since the name is of French origin anyway.

Thoughts ? 2600:8800:204:C400:438:C8C5:F0B5:680D (talk) 03:30, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It is pronounced like "dew doys." His stepson David Graham Du Bois was clear on the point. Perm Dude (talk) 22:34, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ghanaian-American

When talking about Americans born in other countries we put there country of origin first, it should be Ghanaian American, not American Ghanaian. 2603:7000:3B40:B500:9D63:A879:1714:7772 (talk) 16:07, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]