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W.E.B. Du Bois: “We did buy seven hundred acres across up yonder, and paid for it; but they cheated us out of it.”

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We did buy seven hundred acres across up yonder, and paid for it; but they cheated us out of it.
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W.E.B. Du Bois

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This quote reflects the struggles of African Americans in land ownership and the injustices they faced.

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