On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
It was not then a question of crime, but rather one of color, that settled a man’s conviction on almost any charge.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “It was not then a question of crime, but rather one of color, that settled a man’s conviction on almost any charge.”
Editor's note · Context
From his seminal work, this statement critiques the racial bias inherent in the Southern legal system of the time.
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