On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
This is the direct heritage of the South from the wasteful economies of the slave régime; but it was emphasized and brought to a crisis by the Emancipation of the slaves.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “This is the direct heritage of the South from the wasteful economies of the slave régime; but it was emphasized and…”
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Du Bois explains how the economic struggles of the post-slavery South were a direct consequence of the inefficient slave economy, exacerbated by emancipation.
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