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  W.E.B. Du Bois - Mini Biography (3:46)

W.E.B. Du Bois - Mini Biography
In 1895, W.E.B. Du Bois became the first African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard. He fought for African American rights and cofounded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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  W.E.B. DuBois - Rivalry with Booker T. Washington (2:15)

W.E.B. DuBois - Rivalry with Booker T. Washington
Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, the Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, discusses the conflict between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington over how to advance the African-American race.
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  W.E.B. DuBois - Civil Rights Pioneer (2:21)

W.E.B. DuBois - Civil Rights Pioneer
Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, the Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, discusses the life and impact of civil rights pioneer W.E.B. DuBois.
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  Madam C.J. Walker - Political Activist (1:37)

Madam C.J. Walker - Political Activist
Although Madam C.J. Walker was best known for her successful hair care business, she was also a passionate activist who used her power to raise political consciousness.
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  Ida B. Wells - Pioneering Journalist (1:32)

Ida B. Wells - Pioneering Journalist
Although Ida B. Wells worried she didn't have enough education, she began to write and eventually became the most prominent female black journalist of her time, earning the nickname "Iola, Princess of the Press."
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  Ida B. Wells - Civil Rights Pioneer (1:48)

Ida B. Wells - Civil Rights Pioneer
On May 4, 1884, 71 years before Rosa Parks inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott, civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells refused to give up her seat on a train, fueling her impassioned fight for equal rights.
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  Ida B. Wells - Anti-Lynching Crusader (2:12)

Ida B. Wells - Anti-Lynching Crusader
In 1892, Ida B. Wells' friend Thomas Moss and two other African-American men were lynched in Memphis, a horrific act that inspired Wells to begin her anti-lynching crusade.
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  Marcus Garvey - Mini Biography (4:04)

Marcus Garvey - Mini Biography
Marcus Garvey was an orator for the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements. Garvey advanced a Pan-African philosophy which inspired a global mass movement, known as Garveyism.
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  The Rockefellers - Full Biography (45:13)

The Rockefellers - Full Biography
The Rockefellers have been a driving force in American industry and philanthropy since the 19th century. One of them started standard oil, another collected art and ran for President.
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  W.E.B. Du Bois - The Niagara Movement (3:44)

W.E.B. Du Bois - The Niagara Movement
W.E.B. Du Bois and other activists started the Niagara Movement to end racial segregation and to lead the charge against Jim Crow laws.
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  Andrew Carnegie - Wealthy & Wise (1:36)

Andrew Carnegie - Wealthy & Wise
Carnegie's great innovation was in the cheap and efficient mass production of steel rails
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  Andrew Carnegie - Strike (2:30)

Andrew Carnegie - Strike
The Homestead Strike was a bloody labor confrontation lasting 143 days in 1892 and was one of the most serious in U.S. history.
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  Andrew Carnegie - Steel & People (2:21)

Andrew Carnegie - Steel & People
Carnegie felt that his massive steel company's success was due to his selection of great workers. But many of the people who actually suffered in the plants felt differently.
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  Andrew Carnegie - Full Episode (46:10)

Andrew Carnegie - Full Episode
The full episode of "Biography: Andrew Carnegie."
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