On the record
We must face the fact that this problem arose principally from the cupidity and carelessness of our ancestors.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “We must face the fact that this problem arose principally from the cupidity and carelessness of our ancestors.”
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Du Bois acknowledges the historical responsibility of ancestors in creating the problem of slavery and its legacy.
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