Study the life and work of civil rights leader W.E.B. Dubois with your students. Use the questions in this guide for Up Close: W.E.B. Dubois, a biography by Tonya Bolden, to promote critical thinking and encourage thought-provoking conversation about Dubois' beliefs, freedom of speech, the NAACP, and African-American history.

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