Moreover, the path of the practical politician pointed the same way; for, argued this opportunist, if we cannot peacefully reconstruct the South with white votes, we certainly can with black votes.
Du Bois discusses the political strategy of leveraging black votes for the reconstruction of the South, highlighting the importance of African American political participation.
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