On the record
As long as this market shall remain open, there can be no hope for the civilization of benighted Africa....
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “As long as this market shall remain open, there can be no hope for the civilization of benighted Africa....”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois emphasizes the detrimental impact of the slave trade market in Cuba on Africa's civilization.
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