On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Such leadership, such social teaching and example, must come from the blacks themselves.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Editor's note · Context
This passage from "The Souls of Black Folk" asserts the necessity of black self-leadership and internal development for the progress of the race.
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