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To-day Sam’s grandson “takes up” with a woman without license or ceremony; they live together decently and honestly, and are, to all intents and purposes, man and wife.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois illustrates the evolution of informal unions among African Americans, likening them to marriage despite the lack of formal ceremonies.
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