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David Victor Du Bois (1932-1983) was an anthropologist and political scientist. He completed a Ford Foundation Fellowship and received a Ph.D. from Princeton University. His work focused on West Africa and the Republic of Guinea.

Biography
David Victor Du Bois was born in 1932. During his undergraduate years at Northwestern University, he pursued anthropology before transitioning to political science. As a graduate student at Princeton University, DuBois completed a Ford Foundation Fellowship in African studies from 1959 to 1960 where he completed field work on Guinea. His doctoral research at Princeton University resulted in the completion of a thesis centered on Guinea, ultimately earning him his Ph.D. in 1962. The culmination of his scholarly efforts, "The Independence Movement in Guinea: A Study in African Nationalism," was published through Princeton University ProQuest Dissertations Publishing in the same year.

DuBois collected many African art pieces firsthand from the creators and users while serving for the United States Government during his time in Africa. The Appleton Museum of Art later purchased a majority of the works.

Selected Works

 * Victor David Du Bois. (1957). “Papers 1957-1970.”
 * Victor David Du Bois. (1962). "The Independence Movement in Guinea: A Study in African Nationalism," PhD dissertation (Princeton University, Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms, 1962).


 * Victor David Du Bois (1963). "The Trial of Mamadou Dia, Dakar 1963. Part I: Background of the Case" American Universities Field Staff Reports. West Africa Series, Vol. VI No. 6 (Senegal), pp. 1-8