At the age of ninety-three, Du Bois was invited to Ghana by President Kwame Nkrumah to assume editorship of the Encyclopedia Africana, a monumental project involving scholars from around the world. He assumed Ghanaian citizenship and lived in the land of his fathers until his death at the age of ninety-five on August 27, 1963-- the day before the March on Washington that marked the climax of the civil rights struggle in the United States.
![Du Bois receives an honorary degree from the University of Ghana](../../collections/galleries/dubois/thumb/ms0312-0745.jpg)
Du Bois receives an honorary degree from the University of Ghana.
![President Kwame Nkrumah, Du Bois, and Shirley Graham Du Bois at a reception following Nkrumah's inauguration.](../../collections/galleries/dubois/thumb/ms0312-0781.jpg)
President Kwame Nkrumah, Du Bois, and Shirley Graham Du Bois at a reception following Nkrumah's inauguration.
![Ghana's President Kwame Nkrumah offers a toast on Du Bois' 95th birthday, c. February, 1963](../../collections/galleries/dubois/thumb/ms0312-0750.jpg)
Ghana's President Kwame Nkrumah offers a toast on Du Bois' 95th birthday, c. February, 1963.
![President Kwame Nkrumah with Shirley Graham Du Bois at Ghana's state funeral service for Dr. Du Bois, August, 1963](../../collections/galleries/dubois/thumb/ms0312-0783.jpg)
President Kwame Nkrumah with Shirley Graham Du Bois at Ghana's state funeral service for Dr. Du Bois, August, 1963.
![A nation mourns as Du Bois' passing is marked by a state funeral, August, 1963](../../collections/galleries/dubois/thumb/ms0312-0786.jpg)
A nation mourns as Du Bois' passing is marked by a state funeral, August, 1963.
![Shirley Graham Du Bois and Kwame Nkrumah at Du Bois' casket](../../collections/galleries/dubois/thumb/ms0312-0789.jpg)
Shirley Graham Du Bois and Kwame Nkrumah at Du Bois' casket.