Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and the Origins of the Civil Rights Movement. 1  Today on the birthday of pioneering civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois, we take a look at his rivalry with Booker T. Washington and how both leaders and their clashing ideologies paved the way for the modern Civil Rights Movement in America.
Definition of orthopedics for English Language Learners. medical : a branch of medicine that tries to prevent and correct problems that affect bones and muscles.
The orthopedic surgeon is a doctor that treats illness, disease, and injuries that occur in the skeletal system. An orthopedist treats broken bones and conditions of the bones such as osteoporosis. In addition to the orthopedist and orthopedic surgeon, there are other types of doctors that treat bones.