On the record
To your tents, O Israel!" These nations are not white!
Said by
W.E.B. Du Bois
Source
gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “To your tents, O Israel!" These nations are not white!”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois asserts that not all nations are defined by whiteness, invoking a call to recognize diverse identities.
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