W.E.B. DuBois: “Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and kill thousand in its defense or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert E. Lee was a traitor and a rebel—not indeed to his country but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
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W.E.B. DuBois’ brief note on the life and moral cowardice of Robert E. Lee is one of the single most brutal pieces of writing I’ve ever read
