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{{italic title}}The Future of the Race is a 1996 book by prominent African-American scholars Henry Louis Gates and Cornel West. It is both commentary and criticism on W. E. B. Du Bois' essay "The Talented Tenth" . The Vintage Books edition includes the original text by Du Bois. Bibliography{{cite book | last = Gates | first = Henry | title = The Future of the Race | publisher = Vintage Books | location = New York | year = 1996 | isbn = 0-679-76378-3 }}{{DEFAULTSORT:Future of the Race}}{{anthropology-book-stub}}{{Henry Louis Gates Jr.}} 3 : 1996 books|African-American culture|Books by Cornel West |