Jehron HunterStudentsDu Bois revisited – W.E.Burghardt Du Bois, well attended tribute features new documentary, comments on ‘Philadelphia Negro’ reissuePHILADELPHIA Some 500 persons gathered recently at the University of Pennsylvania to celebrate the life and scholarship of William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, and to view a new film chronicling his contributions to American scholarship. Du Bois, connection to the university is a notable one. It was there, in 1896, where he was commissioned to gather data for a study that resulted in the classic work, “The Philadelphia Negro.”June 17, 2007Page 1 of 1