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W.E.B. Du Bois: “Every laboratory door is closed and no endowments are available.”

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Every laboratory door is closed and no endowments are available.
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W.E.B. Du Bois

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Du Bois points out the lack of resources and opportunities available to Black scholars and researchers.

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