Restoration of the Library of Dr. W.E.B. Dubois

$49K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Ghana
Start Date	Apr 18, 2004
End Date	Jan 14, 2006
Duration	636 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77483-48`

Grant Description

To restore the library and reading room of W.E.B. DuBois and to preserve his books and personal papers for use by scholars, students, and other interested parties. The DuBois Center was established as a national monument in 1985 by the government of Ghana, in the house where Dr. Dubois and his wife lived from 1961 until his death in 1963