GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — An event in Ghana’s capital on Tuesday marked the death of scholar and civil rights architect W.E.B. Du Bois there more than six decades ago.
A wreath-laying and ground-breaking in Accra for a new museum in Du Bois’ honor was attended by dignitaries and celebrities, including Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo and rap star E.L. Akofa Ejeni Aseidu, according to the Modern Ghana news website.
“The sod cutting was done by Akufo-Addo who was the guest of honor,” the article says. “The President laid the wreath on behalf of the people of Ghana.”