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The W. E. B. DuBois Award was established by the Association of Social and Behavioral Scientists to honor an outstanding social or behavioral scientist or civic leader who has made a significant contribution to the greater knowledge and understanding of African-Americans. Past DuBois Award recipients have included prominent scholars and community leaders such as Oliver Cromwell Cox, Horace Mann Bond, Parren Mitchell, Margaret Walker Alexander, Clarence Bacote, Vivian Henderson, and Lewis Wade Jones. Their contributions reflected the prolific scholarly and political contributions of DuBois. DuBois was an innovative, creative, and original thinking scholar. He participated in the early meetings of the Conference of Teachers of Social Science in Negro Colleges, ASBS’s predecessor. His early ASBS participation and subsequent appearances in later years were a part of his dedication to an intellectual life which spanned several generations. In his interdisciplinary scholarly publications, he examined critical themes in African-American life. Four of his books: The Souls of Black Folk, Black Reconstruction, The Suppression of the African Slave Trade, and The Philadelphia Negro; the Atlanta University research series; and his editorship of Phylon Magazine offered the American scholarly community a different perspective on the socioeconomic and political conditions of African-Americans. In David Levering Lewis’ discussion of The Philadelphia Negro, he said "DuBois’ scholarly writings carried the vivid narrative power that other urban studies would lack until . . . more than thirty years in the future." In addition to his scholarly research, DuBois was an advocate for civil rights in America and abroad. He participated in the first Pan-African Congress which focused on the impact of colonialism on the African continent. As editor of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s official organ, The Crisis, he promoted improved race relations through editorials which attacked every aspect of American segregation. The life of DuBois as a scholar-activist provides an inspiring example for young scholars. He was a staunch defender of civil rights who challenged the persistence of the American racial dilemma. It was his exceptional example that led ASBS to establish this award in his honor. W.E.B. Dubois Award Recipients The prestigious W. E. B. DuBois Award has been bestowed upon more than 30 prominent citizens since its establishment in 1970. Below is a list of past Dubois Award Recipients: 1970 Oliver C.
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W. E. B. DuBois Award Recipients by Year
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