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Shirley Graham du Bois

Born

in Indianapolis, Indiana, The United States

November 10, 1896

Died

March 27, 1977

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One of six children, and the only daughter among them, of an African Methodist Episcopal minister. She moved around often, graduating from Lewis and Clark HS in Spokane, WA in 1915, studied music composition at the Sorbonne in Paris in the 1920s and received her BA at Oberlin College in the 1930s. She had two husbands, including author and activist W.E.B. du Bois. She and du Bois emigrated to Ghana in the 1960s but, after his death, a military coup forced her to move to Cairo, Egypt. In addition to her literature, she also composed a number of musical scores including an opera that premiered in Cleveland, OH, attracting 10,000 people on its opening night.

Married to W.E.B. Du Bois

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Average rating: 4.36 · 142 ratings · 23 reviews · 39 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dr. George Washington Carver: Scientist by Shirley Graham du Bois, George D. Lipscomb 4.41 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1944 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of Phillis Wheatley by Shirley Graham du Bois, Robert Burns (Illustrator) 4.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1949 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of Pocahontas (Signature Books) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1953 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	There once was a slave...the heroic story of Frederick Douglas 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1947 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jean Baptiste Pointe Dusable: Founder of Chicago (African American Biographies Series for Young Readers) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1995 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Booker T. Washington (African American Biographies Series for Young Readers) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1995 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paul Robeson, Citizen of the World 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1946 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Julius K. Nyerere: Teacher of Africa 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1975 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Du Bois: A Pictorial Biography it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1979 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Benjamin Banneker (African American Biographies Series for Young Readers) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We are a race of artists. What are we doing about it?”
― Shirley Graham Du Bois

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