On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
The black men of America have a duty to perform, a duty stern and delicate,—a forward movement to oppose a part of the work of their greatest leader.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois articulates the challenging responsibility of Black Americans to critically engage with and, if necessary, challenge the strategies of their own leaders.
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