On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
America is not another word for Opportunity to all her sons.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Editor's note · Context
Critiquing the national narrative of upward mobility, Du Bois asserts that the promise of opportunity in America is not equally accessible to all its citizens.
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