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Within a generation young Africa should know the essential outlines of modern culture and groups of bright African students could be going to the world's great universities.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Within a generation young Africa should know the essential outlines of modern culture and groups of bright African…”
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Du Bois envisions a future where young Africans are educated and able to attend prestigious universities worldwide.
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