On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
He began to have a dim feeling that, to attain his place in the world, he must be himself, and not another.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “He began to have a dim feeling that, to attain his place in the world, he must be himself, and not another.”
Editor's note · Context
This passage describes the dawning self-awareness of the freedman after emancipation, emphasizing the need for individual identity.
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