On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
The death of Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner proved long since to the Negro the present hopelessness of physical defence.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “The death of Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner proved long since to the Negro the present hopelessness of physical defence.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois cites the historical failures of slave rebellions led by Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner as evidence of the futility of physical defense for Black people.
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