It is ridiculous to seek to excuse Robert Lee as the most f… - W. E. B. Du Bois

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It is ridiculous to seek to excuse Robert Lee as the most formidable agency this nation ever raised to make 4 million human beings goods instead of men. Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.

W. E. B. Du Bois

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William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (23 February 1868 – 27 August 1963) was an American civil rights activist, sociologist, educator, historian, author, editor, and scholar.

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Native Name: William Edward Burghardt Du Bois

Alternative Names: WEB Du Bois • W.E.B. Du Bois • W. E. B. du Bois • W.E.B. du Bois

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