Historian, essayist and civil rights leader who was the first African American to receive a doctorate at Harvard Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VVEBDUBOIS Historian, essayist and civil rights leader who was the first African American to receive a doctorate at Harvard (10) New York Times Feb 15, 2023
98% WEBDUBOIS Historian, essayist and civil rights leader who was the first African American to receive a doctorate at Harvard (9) New York Times Feb 15, 2023
5% IDA Civil rights leader ___ B. Wells (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 4, 2025
4% YALE Harvard rival (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 6, 2025
4% CREED Native American leader of different faith (5) The Times Cryptic Dec 4, 2025
4% GATWA Ncuti of Doctor Who (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 3, 2025
4% TORT Civil wrong (4) USA Today Dec 2, 2025
4% ROSA Civil rights icon Parks (4) LA Times Daily Dec 1, 2025
4% TORTS Civil wrongs (5) Eugene Sheffer Dec 1, 2025
4% BACON Essayist Francis (5) New York Times Nov 30, 2025

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