On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
The present generation of Southerners are not responsible for the past, and they should not be blindly hated or blamed for it.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Editor's note · Context
Du Bois urges a nuanced understanding of the South, distinguishing between historical wrongs and the accountability of the current generation.
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