One ever feels his twoness - an American, a Negro; two souls, two thou…

W. E. B. Du Bois
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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. ✨ Strivings of the Negro People (1897)
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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. ✨ Strivings of the Negro People (1897)

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