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This, too, if done by black folk, would have tended to a new unity of human beings and an obliteration of human hatreds festering along the color line.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “This, too, if done by black folk, would have tended to a new unity of human beings and an obliteration of human hatreds…”
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This quote reflects Du Bois's belief in the unifying power of collective action among Black people.
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