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W.E.B. Du Bois: If it is our duty as honest colored men and women, battling for a great principle, to bring not aimless rafts of…

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If it is our duty as honest colored men and women, battling for a great principle, to bring not aimless rafts of children to the world, but as many as, with reasonable sacrifice, we can train to largest manhood, what in its inner essence shall that training be, particularly in its beginning?
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W.E.B. Du Bois

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Du Bois discusses the importance of intentional parenting in raising children to confront societal challenges.

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