On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
It thus happens that in nearly every Southern town and city, both whites and blacks see commonly the worst of each other.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois explains how residential segregation leads to a distorted perception between white and Black communities in the South.
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