On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
It is usually possible to draw in nearly every Southern community a physical color-line on the map, on the one side of which whites dwell and on the other Negroes.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “It is usually possible to draw in nearly every Southern community a physical color-line on the map, on the one side of…”
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This sentence describes the stark reality of racial segregation in Southern communities, where a visible color-line often divided white and Black residents.
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