On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
The North—her co-partner in guilt—cannot salve her conscience by plastering it with gold.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “The North—her co-partner in guilt—cannot salve her conscience by plastering it with gold.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois implicates the North in the nation's racial injustices, asserting that financial contributions alone cannot absolve its complicity.
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