On the record
The freeing of the black slaves freed America.
Said by
W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “The freeing of the black slaves freed America.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois asserts that the emancipation of black slaves was a pivotal moment for America as a whole.
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