On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
The Nation has not yet found peace from its sins; the freedman has not yet found in freedom his promised land.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “The Nation has not yet found peace from its sins; the freedman has not yet found in freedom his promised land.”
Editor's note · Context
From his seminal work, this statement critiques the nation's failure to fully address its historical injustices and the freedman's continued struggle for true liberation.
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