On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Whatever we may say of the results of such contact in the past, it certainly forms a chapter in human action not pleasant to look back upon.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Reflecting on historical interactions between different peoples, this line acknowledges the painful legacy of such encounters.
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