On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
But the very voices that cry hail to this good work are, strange to relate, largely silent or antagonistic to the higher education of the Negro.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois points out the paradox of those who champion white university education yet remain silent or hostile towards Black higher education.
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