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An impertinent white newsboy occupies two seats at the end of the car and importunes you to the point of rage to buy cheap candy, Coco-Cola, and worthless, if not vulgar, books.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “An impertinent white newsboy occupies two seats at the end of the car and importunes you to the point of rage to buy…”
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This quote illustrates the aggressive and disrespectful behavior of a white newsboy towards Black passengers.
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