April 27, 1963 William Edward Bughardt Du Bois, civil rights activist, historian, and author, died. Du Bois was born February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. In 1888, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fisk University. He went on to Harvard University where he earned another Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in […]
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Kwame Nkrumah – April 27th in African American History
April 27, 1972 Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana, died. Nkrumah was born September 21, 1909 in Nkroful, Gold Coast (Ghana). In 1935, he came to the United States to further his education, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1939 and a Bachelor of Sacred Theology in 1942 from Lincoln University and a Master […]