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In some such doubtful words and phrases can one perhaps most clearly picture the peculiar ethical paradox that faces the Negro of to-day and is tingeing and changing his religious life.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois uses language to illustrate the ethical dilemmas faced by contemporary Black individuals.
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