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DU BOIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)
Synonyms:
Du Bois; W. E. B. Du Bois; William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
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Instance hypernyms:
civil rights activist; civil rights leader; civil rights worker (a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups)