On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
These foundations we can find if we remember that the social history of the Negro did not start in America.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “These foundations we can find if we remember that the social history of the Negro did not start in America.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois argues that understanding the historical foundations of Black institutions requires looking beyond the American context to their African roots.
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