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With what significant family event does Du Bois begin the chapter "Of the Passing of the First-Born"?
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The birth of his son, Burghardt
His marriage to his wife
The death of a close relative
His son's first day of school
Why do Du Bois and his wife decide to take their son's body north for burial?
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They wanted to escape the racial discrimination in Georgia
They felt that their son would find true freedom in death, away from the Veil
They could not find a suitable burial site in Georgia
They wanted their son to be buried close to family members
What does Du Bois speculate about his son's potential future, had he lived?
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That he would have led a movement to lift the Veil
That he might have borne the burden of racism more bravely than his parents
That he would have been unaffected by racism due to his "otherworldly look"
That he would have chosen to leave America to escape racism
