User talk:Akaj3f18

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W.E.B. Du Bois
Hi! I saw that you added the following material to the article:


 * Du Bois's leadership in the African American community caused him to come up with the concept of the talented tenth which he explain in his novel The Souls of Black Folk . The Talented Tenth is similar to the concept of Racial uplift, which is a concept that came about in the late 1800's. With Du Bois having a prominent role in both concepts, he is viewed as one of the spearheads of Eugenics in the African-American community. Due to his efforts and attempts of trying to perfect the African-American race by weeding out individuals who were uneducated and not as better off.

I removed this for the time being, as this posed an issue with original research. There is a source for the talented tenth - a primary source - however the content lacked sourcing that explicitly stated the claim - that TTT is similar to racial uplift, Du Bois is viewed as a spearhead for eugenics in the African-American community. Something like this would absolutely need to be backed up by a reliable source that explicitly stated the claim, such as an academic or scholarly source. We can't draw ties between the two topics.

This topic is also mentioned here in the article, so rather than creating a new section it would be better to see if there's anything that can be expanded in that section.

Finally, since these could be seen as controversial claims, it would be good to attribute the claims to the persons making them. The only time something should be general is if it's widely held to be true by authorities on the topic and even then, it's sometimes good to attribute the claim to the person believed to have originated the claim. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:23, 8 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Also, keep in mind that this article is of Featured Article quality. As such, it would be good to discuss any additions or changes on the article's talk page before adding anything. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:24, 8 November 2019 (UTC)