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If he escape to another county, a charge of petty thieving, easily true, can be depended upon to secure his return.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “If he escape to another county, a charge of petty thieving, easily true, can be depended upon to secure his return.”
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Du Bois explains how petty charges can be used to control and return escaped laborers to their masters.
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