On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
It is thus clear that the study of Negro religion is not only a vital part of the history of the Negro in America, but no uninteresting part of American history.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Editor's note · Context
From "The Souls of Black Folk," this passage concludes an argument by asserting the essential role of Black religious study within both Black and broader American history.
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