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For the first time I faced criticism and cared.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “For the first time I faced criticism and cared.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois acknowledges the impact of criticism on his life for the first time.
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