W.E.B. Du Bois’s Campaign for the Self-Determination of Africans and African Americans

W.E.B. Du Bois, also referred to as the “Father of the Pan-African movement,” encouraged the unification of Africans disparaged by colonization. Du Bois faced resistance from the highest levels of American government, attempting to thwart his efforts to represent Black Americans and Africans during the meeting in Paris for the Treaty of Versailles. This poster will highlight the importance of Du Bois’s efforts in both America and Africa, the importance of Africa’s farmland to the indigenous population, and Du Bois’s fight to put the land back into the hands of the people. With the use of W.E.B. Du Bois’s speeches, letters, manuscripts, notes, and articles, the investigator illustrates Du Bois’s amplification of African voices and his fight against America and the British for Africa’s self-determination. Using Du Bois’s own words, this poster will showcase his work in Africa, specifically in the Kenya region. Du Bois recognized the parallels between the plight of Africans and that of African Americans. This poster will illustrate the many roadblocks Du Bois encountered, and ultimate successes he gained, with his Pan-African plan.