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But half was spoken; The slave’s chains and the master’s Alike are broken; The one curse of the races Held both in tether; They are rising—all are rising— The black and white together.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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In this quote, Du Bois speaks to the interconnectedness of races and the shared journey towards liberation and equality.
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