The old leaders of Negro opinion, in the little groups where there is a Negro social consciousness, are being replaced by new; neither the black preacher nor the black teacher leads as he did two decades ago.
Du Bois observes a shift in leadership within the Black community, noting the declining influence of traditional figures like preachers and teachers.
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