The Jew is the heir of the slave baron in Dougherty; and as we ride westward, by wide stretching cornfields and stubby orchards of peach and pear, we see on all sides within the circle of dark forest a Land of Canaan.
Du Bois observes the shift in economic power in the South from former slaveholders to new entrepreneurs, while also describing the natural beauty and potential of the region.
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