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W.E.B. Du Bois: “This conclusion was slowly but surely reached by every student of the situation until simultaneously, in widely…”

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This conclusion was slowly but surely reached by every student of the situation until simultaneously, in widely separated regions, without consultation or systematic plan, there arose a series of institutions designed to furnish teachers for the untaught.
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W.E.B. Du Bois

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Du Bois notes the spontaneous emergence of institutions aimed at training teachers for African Americans across different regions.

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