I don't know what most white people in this country feel,

but I can only include what they feel from the state of their institutions.

Now, this is the evidence.

You want me to make an act of faith, risking myself, my wife, my woman, my sister, my children, on some idealism which you assure me

in America, which I have never seen.

Welcome back to Black History for White People, a podcast where we educate, resource, and challenge

white people about black history.

I'm Brad, and on today's show are my co-host Katina and

Garrett. Wanted to update you real quick, we just added a benefit to our Patreon that is a private

Facebook group where we can actively learn about black history together. And remember that all

the money that we raised through Patreon during this batch of 10 episodes will be going

to abide women's health center. Today's topic is W.E.B. De Bois. We first go over the beginnings

of his life, who he is, his education experience, his move to Atlanta, some stories from his

past, his involvement in the NAACP, a little bit about black reconstruction, and then we recap everything with his final years when he moved to Ghana.

We hope you enjoy the discussion.

Okay, y'all, we're going to be talking about WB. DeBoys today,

and per the norm, I don't know very much about him at all.

I know that he writes things. I've been told that he's written things. So please explain to me who he is, what's the time frame, what's going on in America, and tell me about him.

He was born right after the Civil War, so that's the time frame.

He was an author, editor, sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist. He did more in one

lifetime than almost anyone else I could think of. I mean, as we go through it, the list that I just

read is still inadequate, even though that's a lot of things. He did a lot more. I mean, as we go through it, the list that I just read is still inadequate,

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