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And yet the third time the woman shrank at the thunder in her ears, and whispered: "Dear God, I am black!
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “And yet the third time the woman shrank at the thunder in her ears, and whispered: "Dear God, I am black!”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois expresses the internal struggle of a woman confronting her identity and societal perceptions of race.
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