On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
That the present social separation and acute race-sensitiveness must eventually yield to the influences of culture, as the South grows civilized, is clear.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois articulates his belief that societal progress and cultural refinement will ultimately resolve racial separation and sensitivity in the South.
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