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W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963)

Philadelphia County · dedicated 1995 · NW corner, S 6th & Rodman Sts., Philadelphia

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

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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