On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Crime, and a cheap and dangerous socialism, are the inevitable results of this pondering.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Crime, and a cheap and dangerous socialism, are the inevitable results of this pondering.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois warns that the prolonged contemplation of injustice by oppressed Black people will inevitably lead to social unrest, including crime and radical political ideologies.
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