On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
And some felt gratitude toward the race thus sacrificed in its swaddling clothes on the altar of national integrity; and some felt and feel only indifference and contempt.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “And some felt gratitude toward the race thus sacrificed in its swaddling clothes on the altar of national integrity; and…”
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Du Bois describes the contrasting national sentiments towards the Black race, which was sacrificed for the sake of national unity.
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