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Which civil rights leader, born free in Massachusetts, was the first African American to earn a doctoral degree from Harvard?

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W.E.B. Du Bois was a major Civil Rights Movement Leader and was the first African American to receive a Phd from Harvard University. Du Bois received his degree in 1895.

Answer:

W.E.B. Du Bois

Explanation:

W.E.B. Du Bois born in Massachusetts on 23 February 1868. He became the first African America to get a PhD in 1885 from Harvard. He was able to acquire higher education because of living among the Whites in Massachusetts along with supports from his white teachers who believed equality. After completing his education, he became an activist in the early 20th century and wrote books like The Souls of Black Folk and many others.  

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