The Root Features W.E.B. Du Bois's Talented Tenth Portraits
This slide show at The Root captivated me this morning.The Talented Tenth in PicturesTo counter the negative images of African Americans in the late 19th century, W.E.B. Du Bois displayed portraits of middle-class blacks at the Paris Exposition of 1900. The Root has published some images from this act of defiance.The photos are courtesy of the prints and photographs division of the Library of
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