Again, Lincoln
We love to think of the Great as flawless. We yearn in our imperfection toward Perfection–sinful, we envisage Righteousness. As a result of this, no sooner does a great man […]
Niagara Movement Speech
The men of the Niagara Movement coming from the toil of the year’s hard work and pausing a moment from the earning of their daily bread turn toward the nation […]
The Talented Tenth
Source: Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt. “The Talented Tenth,” in The Negro Problem: A Series of Articles by Representative American Negroes of Today. Edited by Booker T. Washington, 33-75. United […]
The Evolution of Negro Leadership
Du Bois, W.E.B.. “The Evolution of Negro Leadership.” The Dial 31 (July 1901): 53-55. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/pst.000020201142 In every generation of our national life, from Phillis Wheatley to Booker Washington, the Negro […]