Share to Google Classroom February 23, 1868: Birth of W.E.B. Du Bois, author and teacher who worked for civil rights. Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Subject: Social Studies Collection: African American HistoryNoted African Americans Series: PeriscopeAfrican American History Month | PeriscopeA. The Father of African American History