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W.E.B. Du Bois Shortly after becoming the first black student to receive a doctorate from Harvard University, Du Bois began earning his title as the father of American sociology. His first work The Philadelphia Negro was constructed from several interviews he had conducted. In 1903 The Souls of Black Folk became another work published attempting to examine the cultural and political psychology of the African American Diaspora. Du Bois’ strong political views and indifferences on obtaining full equality for Bl