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If such a peon should run away, the sheriff, elected by white suffrage, can usually be depended on to catch the fugitive, return him, and ask no questions.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Editor's note · Context
Du Bois discusses the role of law enforcement in perpetuating the cycle of forced labor for Black individuals.
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