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In 1896, Du Bois was appointed an assistant instructor at Penn and began his investigation of the Seventh Ward of Philadelphia—research that he would turn into his groundbreaking work, “The Philadelphia Negro.”

Carl Van Vechten moved to New York in the early 20th century and became “violently interested in Negroes”. A

February 23, 2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of W. E. B. Du Bois. Although he died more than 50 years ago, his life and work command more attention now than ever before. Many of his concerns, in some instances over a hundred years old, remain vital issues today.

Carl Van Vechten, featured in this week’s issue, photographed African-American cultural luminaries including James Baldwin and Zora Neale Hurston.

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A timeline of significant events concerning slavery, the abolitionist movement and the ongoing fight for Civil Rights in the United States, from the slave trade in the late 15th century until modern times