The Talented Tenth Quotes

“A university is a human invention for the transmission of knowledge and culture from generation to generation, through the training of quick minds and pure hearts, and for this work no other human invention will suffice, not even trade and industrial schools.”
― W.E.B. Du Bois, The Talented Tenth

“The Negro race, like all other races, is going to be saved by its exceptional men.”
― W.E.B. Du Bois, The Talented Tenth

“Education and work are the levers to uplift a people. Work alone will not do it unless inspired by the right ideals and guided by intelligence. Education must not simply teach work—it must teach Life.”
― W.E.B. Du Bois, The Talented Tenth