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text='''William Edward Burghardt Du Bois''' (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an [[United States|American]] [[civil rights]] activist, [[sociology|sociologist]], and [[education|educator]], widely recognized as the foremost black intellectual and principal black protest spokesperson in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. He excelled in [[college]]; enjoyed tenure at numerous teaching posts; produced more than 4,000 published works over the course of his life; and became an heroic exemplar to those who would eventually coalesce as the American black intelligentsia.  
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text=The '''National Convention''' ({{lang-fr|link=no|Convention nationale}}) was a [[parliament]] of the [[French Revolution]], following the two-year National Constituent Assembly and the one-year Legislative Assembly. Created after the great [[insurrection of 10 August 1792]], it was the first French government organized as a republic, abandoning the monarchy altogether. The Convention sat as a single-chamber assembly from September 20, 1792 to October 26, 1795 (4 Brumaire IV under the [[French Republican Calendar|Convention's adopted calendar]]).
 
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Popular Article: National Convention

Autel de la Convention nationale
The National Convention (French: Convention nationale) was a parliament of the French Revolution, following the two-year National Constituent Assembly and the one-year Legislative Assembly. Created after the great insurrection of 10 August 1792, it was the first French government organized as a republic, abandoning the monarchy altogether. The Convention sat as a single-chamber assembly from September 20, 1792 to October 26, 1795 (4 Brumaire IV under the Convention's adopted calendar).