On the record
We whose shame, humiliation, and deep insult his aggrandizement so often involved were never deceived.
Said by
W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “We whose shame, humiliation, and deep insult his aggrandizement so often involved were never deceived.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois reflects on the collective shame and insult felt by marginalized communities in the face of societal aggrandizement.
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