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Of all the sorts of men she had pictured as coming to her rescue she had not dreamed of one like him.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Of all the sorts of men she had pictured as coming to her rescue she had not dreamed of one like him.”
Editor's note · Context
This quote emphasizes the unexpectedness of a person from a marginalized background being seen as a hero.
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