On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
When you cry, Deliver us from the vision of intermarriage, they answer that legal marriage is infinitely better than systematic concubinage and prostitution.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Editor's note · Context
Du Bois articulates the Black community's response to fears of intermarriage, pointing out the historical reality of forced sexual relations and the preference for legal unions.
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