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% CESAR American civil rights activist Chavez (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 27, 2025
5% IDA ____ B Wells, American civil rights leader (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 9, 2025
4% GOT Received (3)
4% UNI Oxford or Harvard, for short (3)
4% MEDICI ... first doctor in Florentine house? (6) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 4, 2025
4% DELANEY Lucy ___, African American slave narrator (7) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
4% COMANECI Olympic gymnast Nadia who was the first to receive a perfect 10 score (8) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
4% CIRCA Historian's word of approximation (5) LA Times Daily Oct 20, 2025

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