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I saw much of this family afterwards, and grew to love them for their honest efforts to be decent and comfortable, and for their knowledge of their own ignorance.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois expresses his admiration for a family's efforts to improve their lives despite their struggles.
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