On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Nor is this situation peculiar to the Southern United States, is it not rather the only method by which undeveloped races have gained the right to share modern culture?
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Nor is this situation peculiar to the Southern United States, is it not rather the only method by which undeveloped…”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois poses a rhetorical question, suggesting that the described situation is not unique to the American South but a universal method by which "undeveloped races" have historically accessed modern culture.
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