On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Away with the black man’s ballot, by force or fraud,—and behold the suicide of a race!
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Away with the black man’s ballot, by force or fraud,—and behold the suicide of a race!”
Editor's note · Context
This passage issues a dire warning about the catastrophic consequences of denying Black men the right to vote, equating it to racial suicide.
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