On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
The silently growing assumption of this age is that the probation of races is past, and that the backward races of to-day are of proven inefficiency and not worth the saving.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Editor's note · Context
In his critique of racial prejudice, Du Bois identifies a dangerous contemporary belief that some races are inherently inferior and beyond redemption.
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