Talented Tenth

Proper noun

historical

(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.

Japanese Meaning

20世紀初頭のアフリカ系アメリカ人社会における指導層を指し、約10人に1人が自己教育を通じて社会変革に関与したとされる歴史的な概念です。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

W.E.B.デュボイスは、黒人社会の上位10％にあたる教育を受けた指導者階級が、より広い黒人コミュニティのために公民権や教育の機会を確保する取り組みを率いるべきだと主張した。

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(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.

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