Du Bois being the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1895 wasn’t the only thing that caught my attention but his influence as an African American activist.
Delali & Delah outside the Dubois Memorial Centre
A visit to where he used to reside in Ghana – now a museum in memory of him – made me realize how passionate he was about equality and togetherness.
On the walls of his building are thought provoking and crucial statements he made of which I think generations of today should chance on to bridge the gap to achieve the goals of this noble man.
A hero who will never be forgotten for his immense support, dedication and sacrifice for humanity. He is buried here at the center, in Accra, where he came to live in 1961 at the invitation of President Kwame Nkrumah, and later passed in Ghana in 1963.
Tete and Liz at the burial site of Dubois
Freedom and equality was his hallmark and as a youth, if his visions and aspirations of our noble heroes are not met then their toils and tribulations will be in vain. I have been touched and I’ve realized that until we unite as one people, we shall never get to see the beauty of this world bestowed onto us as humans.
– Delah