On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Slavery, then, was to him the dark triumph of Evil over him.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Slavery, then, was to him the dark triumph of Evil over him.”
Editor's note · Context
From "The Souls of Black Folk," this passage describes how enslaved people perceived slavery as the triumph of evil.
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