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Essay Archive - The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk
"The history of the American Negro is the history of the strife-
This longing to attain self conscious manhood, to merge his
double self into a better and truer self. In this merging he
wishes neither of the older selves to be lost. He would not
africanize America, for America has much to teach the world
of Africa. He would not bleach his Negro soul in a flood of
white Americanism, for he knows that Negro blood has a
message for the world. He simply wishes to make it possible
for a man to be both Negro and an American, without being
cursed and spit upon....
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