When in this world a man comes forward with a thought, a deed, a visio…

W. E. B. Du Bois
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When in this world a man comes forward with a thought, a deed, a vision, we ask not how does he look, but what is his message?. . . The world still wants to ask that a woman primarily be pretty. . . . ✨ W.E.B. Du Bois (2013). W. E. B. Du Bois: Selections from His Writings, p.192, Courier Corporation
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