W.E.B. DuBois renounced his American citizenship in 1961 and spent his last remaining years here:
Black American writer and reformer W.E.B. DuBois renounced his American citizenship in 1961 and spent his last remaining years in the West African country of Ghana. Born in Massachusetts on February 23, 1868, DuBois earned three degrees at Harvard, including a Ph.D., and taught history at Atlanta University from 1896-1910. He took a militant position on race relations, founded the Niagara Movement, edited the Crises magazine, was a longtime official in the NAACP and author of numerous important works. DuBois died in Accra, Ghana, August 27, 1963.
