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Not as a foreigner do I come, for I am native, not foreign, bone of their thought and flesh of their language.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Not as a foreigner do I come, for I am native, not foreign, bone of their thought and flesh of their language.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois asserts his belonging and connection to the culture and language of America, challenging notions of foreignness.
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