On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Douglass, in his old age, still bravely stood for the ideals of his early manhood,—ultimate assimilation through self-assertion, and on no other terms.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois reflects on Frederick Douglass's consistent commitment to his core principles of racial equality and self-assertion throughout his life.
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