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Heated debates within the Black community, beginning as early as the first decades of the 19th century, have ranged from what names “the race” should publicly call itself (William Whipper versus James McCune Smith) and whether or not enslaved men and women should rise in arms against their masters (Henry Highland Garnet versus Frederick Douglass). Economic development versus political rights (Booker T. Washington versus W.E.B. Du Bois)? Should Black people return to Africa (Marcus Garvey versus W.E.B. Du Bois)? Should we admit publicly the pivotal role of African elites in enslaving our ancestors (Ali Mazrui versus Wole Soyinka)?

-- Skip Gates

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