"Education and work are the levers to uplift a people. Work alone will not do it unless inspired by the right ideals and guided by intelligence. Education must not simply teach work—it must teach Life. The Talented Tenth of the Negro race must be made leaders of thought and missionaries of culture among their people."
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W.E.B. DuBoisÂ
"One classic Adams found unacceptable based on language was Mary Poppins. In chapter 6, Mary Poppins travels to the South Pole where she meets two African-American characters, a man and a woman. The woman says to Mary Poppins: ‘Ah bin ‘specting you a long time Mar’ Poppins… You bring dem chillun dere into my li’l house for a slice of watermelon right now. My but dem’s very white babies. You wan’ use a lil bit black boot polish on dem’"
- Multicultural Literature and the Children’s Literary CanonÂ
