W.E.B. DuBois Historical Marker

Marker Name:
W.E.B. DuBois
County:
Philadelphia
Date Dedicated:
1995/10/29
Marker Type:
City
Location:
6th & Rodman Sts., Philadelphia
Category:
African American, Education


Marker Text:

African American scholar, educator, and activist. A founder of the NAACP. From 1896-1897, he lived in the College Settlement House at 617 Carver (now Rodman) Street while collecting data for his classic study, published in 1899, The Philadelphia Negro.