On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
If worse come to worst, can the moral fibre of this country survive the slow throttling and murder of nine millions of men?
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois poses a stark question about the nation's moral integrity if it allows the continued oppression and destruction of Black lives.
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