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W. E. B. Du Bois, circa 1950s
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In 1950, Du Bois's wife of more than fifty years, Nina Gomer Du Bois, died. The following year, during which he was indicted and tried on subversive charges brought by the Justice Department, Du Bois married Shirley Graham Du Bois, an author, composer, musical director, playwright, and political activist. Together, they emigrated to Ghana in 1961 on the invitation of that country's first president Kwame Nkrumah. Shirley Graham Du Bois lived there until her death in 1977.
PPhoto by Syd Harris
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