On the record
Thomas Nelson Page, and denouncing Senator Ben Tillman, is not only sane, but the imperative duty of thinking black men.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Thomas Nelson Page, and denouncing Senator Ben Tillman, is not only sane, but the imperative duty of thinking black men.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois asserts that it is the duty of educated Black men to engage critically with prominent Southern figures.
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