question archive In Of the Dawn of Freedom, W
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In Of the Dawn of Freedom, W.E.B. Du Bois states that the "plain common-sense of the nation [argued that] if it is unconstitutional, unpractical, and futile for the nation to stand guardian over its helpless wards, then there is but left one alternative, - to make those wards their own guardians by arming them with the ballot." What do you understand by this claim? How has this claim played out over time, in the U.S.?