On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
The war cloud had thinned enough to allow a clearer conception of the work of Emancipation.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “The war cloud had thinned enough to allow a clearer conception of the work of Emancipation.”
Editor's note · Context
This passage observes that the receding shadow of the Civil War allowed for a more profound understanding of the true implications and work required for emancipation.
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