Talented Tenth Summary
The Talented Tenth
This paper discusses the ideology of the Talented Tenth as was advocated for by Mr. W.E.B. Du Bois. The Negro Problem was a book that hit the shelves of most libraries in 1903 when it was authored by the Northern Philanthropists (Horne 74). The book was publicized by Mr. W.E.B. Du Bois who was a scholar among the blacks. The second chapter of the book entailed the Talented Tenth topic, which discussed the ability of the ten percent of the population being empowered. Mr. Du Bois believed that by empowering the portion of the Negro community, they would gain capacities to improve the lives of the rest of the community. He believed that a tenth of the community would receive the high level of education and act as change agents for the other members of the community (Washington 63). It was at a time when most of the Negro community could only access industrial training sponsored by the government. Mr. Du Bois perceived the training as retrogressive and only aimed at maintaining the status of the Negros as second generation humans. Essentially, it meant that they …show more content…
W.E.B. Bois believed in and valued. He contemplated on the reasons why the Negros had not taken their rightful position in the society even after the freedom of reconstruction period (Washington 65). The whites still occupied major positions in the society while the blacks were considered as the second human beings. Their thought that the slavery period was concluded did not ring sense in the minds of their former masters. Being a scholar, Mr. Du Bois advocated for the few learned blacks to be aggressive at seeking the available positions in governance. He had the hope that if they continued to forge towards their desire then one of their bright young men could represent them at the high positions. The agenda of equity was further advocated by the church missionaries who regarded life as God-given and that all people were created equally (Horne
This paper discusses the ideology of the Talented Tenth as was advocated for by Mr. W.E.B. Du Bois. The Negro Problem was a book that hit the shelves of most libraries in 1903 when it was authored by the Northern Philanthropists (Horne 74). The book was publicized by Mr. W.E.B. Du Bois who was a scholar among the blacks. The second chapter of the book entailed the Talented Tenth topic, which discussed the ability of the ten percent of the population being empowered. Mr. Du Bois believed that by empowering the portion of the Negro community, they would gain capacities to improve the lives of the rest of the community. He believed that a tenth of the community would receive the high level of education and act as change agents for the other members of the community (Washington 63). It was at a time when most of the Negro community could only access industrial training sponsored by the government. Mr. Du Bois perceived the training as retrogressive and only aimed at maintaining the status of the Negros as second generation humans. Essentially, it meant that they …show more content…
W.E.B. Bois believed in and valued. He contemplated on the reasons why the Negros had not taken their rightful position in the society even after the freedom of reconstruction period (Washington 65). The whites still occupied major positions in the society while the blacks were considered as the second human beings. Their thought that the slavery period was concluded did not ring sense in the minds of their former masters. Being a scholar, Mr. Du Bois advocated for the few learned blacks to be aggressive at seeking the available positions in governance. He had the hope that if they continued to forge towards their desire then one of their bright young men could represent them at the high positions. The agenda of equity was further advocated by the church missionaries who regarded life as God-given and that all people were created equally (Horne