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Everything considered, the title to the universe claimed by White Folk is faulty.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Everything considered, the title to the universe claimed by White Folk is faulty.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois argues that the claim of ownership of the universe by white people is fundamentally flawed.
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