On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
We shall hardly induce black men to believe that if their stomachs be full, it matters little about their brains.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “We shall hardly induce black men to believe that if their stomachs be full, it matters little about their brains.”
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Du Bois argues against the notion that Black people will be satisfied with mere material comfort if it comes at the expense of intellectual and mental development.
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