More than 100 community members convened at CU Denver for a March 13 discussion on W.E.B. Du Bois. The Office of the Provost provided support and convened a cross-departmental planning team for the event, which drew students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members. It highlighted the far-reaching impact of W.E.B. Du Bois and the remarkable accomplishments of his life. It also explored his more than 60-year career and ways his legacy lives on today.
Du Bois was a pioneering sociologist and is a co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He was an incredibly prolific and influential academic and creative writer. His great-grandson, Arthur McFarlane II, attended CU Boulder and called Denver home for more than two decades. He spoke about his great-grandfather’s life and legacy at the event. CU Boulder Professor and Director of the Center for African and African American Studies Reiland Rabaka, who is a Du Bois expert, also spoke about how the scholar’s innovative, interdisciplinary research helped shape multiple social science disciplines.
Below are photo highlights from the event.
