“One is astonished in the study of history at the recurrence of the idea that evil must be forgotten, distorted, skimmed over. The difficulty, of course, with this philosophy is that history loses its value as an incentive and example; it paints perfect man and noble nations, but it does not tell the truth.” W.E.B Dubois (Feb. 23, 1868 – Aug. 27, 1963), civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar