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The real effort to modernize Africa should be through schools rather than churches.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “The real effort to modernize Africa should be through schools rather than churches.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois emphasizes the importance of education in modernizing Africa over religious institutions.
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