We black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness. (W. E. B. Du Bois)

We black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness.

W. E. B. Du Bois

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