“But what of black women?… I most sincerely doubt if any other race of women could have brought its fineness up through so devilish a fire.”
— W. E. B. Du Bois
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An American, a Negro… two souls, two
“An American, a Negro… two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.”
— W. E. B. Du Bois
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An American, a Negro… two souls, two
“An American, a Negro… two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.”
— W. E. B. Du Bois
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The power of the ballot we need
“The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?”
— W. E. B. Du Bois
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Education is that whole system of human
“Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men.”
— W. E. B. Du Bois
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One ever feels his twoness – an
“One ever feels his twoness – an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.”
— W. E. B. Du Bois
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Education is that whole system of human
“Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men.”
— W. E. B. Du Bois
Author: W. E. B. Du Bois
Category: men
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A little less complaint and whining, and
“A little less complaint and whining, and a little more dogged work and manly striving, would do us more credit than a thousand civil rights bills.”
— W. E. B. Du Bois
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One ever feels his twoness – an
“One ever feels his twoness – an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.”
— W. E. B. Du Bois
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Category: alone
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