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my full name "Booker Taliaferro Washington."

Du Bois used the term “the talented tenth” to describe the likelihood of one in ten Black men becoming leaders of their race in the world through methods such as continuing their education, writing books, or becoming directly involved in social change. He strongly believed that Blacks needed a classical education to be able to reach their full pote

when the teacher asked me what my full name was, I calmly told him "Booker Washington,"

At a time when black education was feared as a threat to white supremacy, Washington ordered that the young slaves, before being freed, should “ be taught to read and write and to be brought up to some useful occupation.”19 He also provided a fund to care for slaves too sick or aged to enjoy the sudden fruits of freedom. Unlike Jefferson, Washingto

“Black culture traditionally hasn’t told you to be smart in school and to work hard, because your effort would benefit the slave-owner, not you.”