On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
The Preacher is the most unique personality developed by the Negro on American soil.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “The Preacher is the most unique personality developed by the Negro on American soil.”
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Du Bois asserts the unparalleled importance and distinctiveness of the Black preacher within the history of African American development.
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