Talented Tenth
English
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Etymology
[edit]The term was coined by White Northern philanthropists, then publicized by W. E. B. Du Bois in an influential essay of the same name, which he published in September 1903.
Proper noun
[edit]- (historical) A leadership class of African-Americans in the early 20th century, typified by one in ten black men thought to have educated themselves and become involved in social change.