Timeline April 1903

Events in April 1903 4

• 1903 W.E.B. Du Bois publishes The Souls of Black Folk Essay collection becomes a foundational text of African-American literature Published in April 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois's collection of essays examined the experience of Black Americans after emancipation and introduced the concept of "double consciousness." It criticized Booker T. Washington's accommodationist approach to race relations. The book became a foundational text of African-American political and literary thought.
• 1903 – 1960 Ward Bond (1903-1960) American actor, part of John Ford's stock company and star of Wagon Train.
• 1903 Ward Bond born in Benkelman Ward Bond is born in Benkelman.
• 1903 Kishinev pogrom Anti-Jewish riots in Bessarabia kill dozens Over three days from 19 to 21 April 1903, mobs in Kishinev, then part of the Russian Empire, attacked Jewish residents, killing around 49 people and destroying homes and businesses. The pogrom drew international condemnation and spurred Jewish emigration and support for Zionism. It became a symbol of the violence facing Jews under tsarist rule.