On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
And the Nation echoed and enforced this self-criticism, saying: Be content to be servants, and nothing more; what need of higher culture for half-men?
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Editor's note · Context
This passage illustrates how the dominant national sentiment reinforced the self-criticism of Black people, advocating for their subservience and denying them access to higher culture.
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