On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
We have no right to sit silently by while the inevitable seeds are sown for a harvest of disaster to our children, black and white.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois argues against inaction in the face of racial injustice, emphasizing the shared future of all Americans.
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