W.E.B. DuBois Predicted the Demise of HBCUs Nearly 60 Years Ago
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Nearly 60 years ago, iconic scholar and social critic W.E.B. DuBois addressed attendees at the 25th annual conference of social science teachers, held at Johnson C. Smith University. His speech ‘Whither Why and Now,’ provided stark details on the adaptation of African Americans to full rights of citizenship, and his concern that this adaption would not present the melding of African traditions and ideals with American freedom, but rather, a casting away of the same.
W.E.B. DuBois Predicted the Demise of HBCUs Nearly 60 Years Ago
W.E.B. DuBois Predicted the Demise of HBCUs…
W.E.B. DuBois Predicted the Demise of HBCUs Nearly 60 Years Ago
Nearly 60 years ago, iconic scholar and social critic W.E.B. DuBois addressed attendees at the 25th annual conference of social science teachers, held at Johnson C. Smith University. His speech ‘Whither Why and Now,’ provided stark details on the adaptation of African Americans to full rights of citizenship, and his concern that this adaption would not present the melding of African traditions and ideals with American freedom, but rather, a casting away of the same.