On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
And thus in the Land of the Color-line I saw, as it fell across my baby, the shadow of the Veil.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “And thus in the Land of the Color-line I saw, as it fell across my baby, the shadow of the Veil.”
Editor's note · Context
Reflecting on his infant son's birth, Du Bois connects the child's future to the pervasive racial segregation and discrimination in America.
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