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Thousands of colored men, sick of white arrogance and hypocrisy, see in this their race's only salvation.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Thousands of colored men, sick of white arrogance and hypocrisy, see in this their race's only salvation.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois reflects on the frustrations of Black men in America and their search for salvation from oppression.
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