On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
But they should not keep these prizes, I said; some, all, I would wrest from them.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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This passage expresses Du Bois's determination to overcome racial barriers and claim the opportunities he felt were unjustly withheld.
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