On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Instinctively I bowed before this man, as one bows before the prophets of the world.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Instinctively I bowed before this man, as one bows before the prophets of the world.”
Editor's note · Context
In The Souls of Black Folk, Du Bois expresses his deep reverence for Alexander Crummell, likening him to a prophetic figure.
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