On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Here lies the Negro problem in its naked dirt and penury.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Here lies the Negro problem in its naked dirt and penury.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois observes the stark poverty and living conditions in the rural South, identifying them as the tangible manifestation of the "Negro problem."
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