On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
The colleges they founded were social settlements; homes where the best of the sons of the freedmen came in close and sympathetic touch with the best traditions of New England.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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This quote describes the unique role of colleges established for freedmen as nurturing social and educational environments.
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