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On its black bosom arose one of the earliest, if not the earliest, of self-protecting civilizations, which grew so mightily that it still furnishes superlatives to thinking and speaking men.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois asserts that one of the earliest civilizations emerged in Africa, highlighting its historical importance.
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