Before the Civil War, the Negro was certainly as efficient a workman as the raw immigrant from Ireland or Germany. But, whereas the Irishmen found economic opportunity wide and daily growing wider, the Negro found public opinion determined to 'keep him in his place.'
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"Before the Civil War, the Negro was certainly as efficient a workman as the raw immigrant from Ireland or Germany. But, whereas the Irishmen found economic opportunity wide and daily growing wider, the Negro found public opinion determined to 'keep him in his place.'" — W. E. B. Du Bois #warpeace
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Before the Civil War, the Negro was certainly as efficient a workman as the raw immigrant from Ireland or Germany. But, whereas the Irishmen found economic opportunity wide and daily growing wider, the Negro found public opinion determined to 'keep him in his place.' — W. E. B. Du Bois
About W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois was a Writer from United States (1868–1963).
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This quote is attributed to W. E. B. Du Bois, a Writer from United States.
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W. E. B. Du Bois lived from 1868 – 1963.
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