On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
In other periods of intensified prejudice all the Negro’s tendency to self-assertion has been called forth; at this period a policy of submission is advocated.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois contrasts historical Black responses of self-assertion in the face of prejudice with the contemporary advocacy for a policy of submission.
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