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They saw the spawn of slavery, ignorant by law and by deviltry, crushed by insult and debauched by systematic and criminal injustice.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgThey saw the spawn of slavery, ignorant by law and by deviltry, crushed by insult and debauched by systematic and criminal injustice.
Du Bois highlights the systemic injustices faced by African Americans in the post-slavery era.
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