On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
He knew no color-line, poor dear—and the Veil, though it shadowed him, had not yet darkened half his sun.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “He knew no color-line, poor dear—and the Veil, though it shadowed him, had not yet darkened half his sun.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois reflects on his deceased son's innocence, noting that he had not yet fully experienced the harsh realities of racial division and the Veil.
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