He was a major african american civil rights leader in the late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century. he was an author. he is

W.E.B.Du Bois

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W.E.B. Du Bois, whose full name is William Edward Burghardt Du Bois,, was born in February 23, 1868, He was an american sociologist, historian, author, editor, and activist who was the most important black protest leader in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. He shared in the creation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909 and edited 

“the iliad” (gr: “iliás”) is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy (which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times).