Read the excerpt from "W. E.B. Du Bois: Social Justice Leader."
Which statement contains explicit information from the
excerpt?
Du Bois graduated at the top of his high school class.
With the help of his community, he graduated from Fisk
University--a historically black university--in Nashville,
Tennessee. He later went on to get a bachelor of arts
and a doctorate from Harvard. He was the first African
American student to earn a doctorate at Harvard.
Living in Nashville had a significant effect on Du Bois,
because it allowed him to see firsthand the effects of
racism and Jim Crow laws on African American culture.
What he witnessed during his years at college helped
form the basis of his life's work in civil rights.
O Du Bois was a very intelligent and hard-working
student throughout his life.
Du Bois earned a bachelor's degree and a doctorate
from Harvard University.
Du Bois might not have attended college without his
community's support.
Du Bois led the way for other African American
students to graduate from Harvard.