On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
And the condition of the Negro is ever the excuse for further discrimination.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “And the condition of the Negro is ever the excuse for further discrimination.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois points out the insidious cycle where the disadvantaged state of Black people is continually used to justify further discriminatory practices against them.
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