W. E. B. Du Bois was an African-American historian and civil rights activist.
Benny Russell listened to civil rights speeches given by Du Bois. (DS9 novelization: Far Beyond the Stars)
When Douglas Pabst claimed that readers did not want to read literature written by African-Americans, Benny Russell cited Du Bois as an example of just such an author whose works people did read. (DS9 episode: "Far Beyond the Stars")
External link[]
- W.E.B. Du Bois article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- W.E.B. Du Bois article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.