The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save…

W. E. B. Du Bois
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The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery? ✨ W. E. B. Du Bois (2012). The Souls of Black Folk, p.7, Courier Corporation
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The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery? ✨ W. E. B. Du Bois (2012). The Souls of Black Folk, p.7, Courier Corporation

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