W. E. B. Du Bois

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a civil rights activist who co-founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and later served as Secretary of Manufacturing during the Second World War under Premier John Reed.

In his capacity as Publication Director for the NAACP, he wholeheartedly endorsed and embraced the WPA's approach to black liberation in its channels, having backed the party since its days as the SLP.