E. B. Du Bois
A) was primarily a novelist.
B) collected and interpreted the work of others rather than making original contributions.
C) became a revolutionary Marxist and moved to Ghana.
D) had the good fortune to grow up in an era virtually free of racism.

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W. E. B. Du Bois was a sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist who, in his later years, became a Marxist and moved to Ghana. His work was original and groundbreaking, particularly in the study of race relations in America, and he did not primarily focus on novel writing or merely collecting the work of others. He also did not grow up in an era free of racism; his work was significantly shaped by the racial prejudices and injustices of his time.