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Web Dubois

Running head: THE TALENTED TENTH

The Talented Tenth
Brian Joseph
Jackson State University

Abstract

In 1903 civil right activist W.E.B. Dubois wrote an essay emphasizing the necessity for higher education to develop the leadership capacity among the most able 10 percent of black Americans. An essay which would later be called "The Talented Tenth", (Dubois, W.E.B., 1903) in this essay Dubois laid out a challenge for black education. A challenge that has yet to be realized nearly 100 years after Dubois issued it. Dubois challenged African-Americans to educate themselves to their full potential. As a result African American today are more advance and educated but still most are still lacking the education and skills that Dubois address in his essay.

What is The Talented Tenth?

The "Talented Tenth" (Dubois, W.E.B., 1903) was an essay wrote by W.E.B. Dubois emphasizing the necessity for higher education to develop the leadership capacity among the most able 10 percent......


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