Brown is as pretty as white or prettier

A fatherly letter of advice from W. E. B. Du Bois

W. E. B. Du Bois to Yolande Du Bois, 29 Oct 1914. Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries

W. E. B. Du Bois accomplished more than most during a lifetime rich with admirable achievements. In 1895, he became the first African-American to earn a PhD at Harvard; he co-founded, in 1909, the National Associati…