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Huguenot ancestry

I cited a preexisting source in the article as a reference and it was reverted. Would love to know why

"Slave mistresses" offensive and inaccurate label.

The entry about DuBois's paternal great-grandfather includes an offensive and inaccurate line about him fathering children with "slave mistresses." "Mistresses" implies that their relationships were consensual, which is impossible when the white man owns the slaves. These slave women were forced to have sexual relations with their master. Please remove "slave mistresses" and replace it with "slaves." Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:8A49:3F00:29E9:AC16:C718:5E08 (talk) 03:43, 10 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your message. I don't believe the phrase "slave mistress" or "slave mistresses" implies consent—the way slavery was practiced in most of the Americas, the notion of a slave providing or withholding sexual consent is an absurd notion. Nevertheless, I changed it to "slave women" to avoid any confusion on the subject. Thanks again. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 05:27, 10 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Northern Arizona University building

In the Honors section, it says the du Bois Center at Northern Arizona University (NAU) is named after him. I believe this is incorrect. It was named after Alan Van Fleet du Bois, who created a scholarship at the university. I live in Flagstaff and attended NAU.