Home › Authors › W. E. B. Du Bois W. E. B. Du Bois 2 books Biography William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist. Books by W. E. B. Du Bois Gift of Black Folk Gift of Black Folk 2012 Colonies and Democracy Colonies and Democracy