On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
For the first time he sought to analyze the burden he bore upon his back, that dead-weight of social degradation partially masked behind a half-named Negro problem.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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This passage reflects on the psychological and social burden faced by Black individuals in America, which Du Bois termed the 'Negro problem.'
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