Who was Shirley Graham Du Bois?

Thomas Holt Russell
5 min readMar 15, 2024

Largely unknown in America, this African American woman is laid to rest in China, within a cemetery reserved for China’s most distinguished revolutionary heroes.

Shirley Graham Du Bois

History is often told through the lens of its most famous figures, those whose names are etched in textbooks and monuments. However, the full story of history is woven from the insights and actions of individuals whose stories might not dominate the…

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Thomas Holt Russell

Founder & director of SEMtech, Writer, educator, photographer, and modern-day Luddite and Secular Humanist. http://thomasholtrussell.zenfolio.com/ My writing is