What did W. E. B. Du Bois mean by the "Talented Tenth"?
A) those Americans who, like him, attended elite schools such as Harvard
B) those African Americans whose intellect and skills were never discovered or cultivated
C) an elite set of African Americans for whom segregation should not apply
D) an educated elite of African-American professionals and teachers
E) the small portion of African Americans who would benefit from such an education as Booker T. Washington proposed
D
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a. true b. false
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