But for a few thousand poor ignorant field-hands, in the face of poverty, a falling market, and social stress, to save and capitalize two hundred thousand dollars in a generation has meant a tremendous effort.
Du Bois emphasizes the extraordinary effort and resilience demonstrated by Black laborers in accumulating wealth despite severe economic and social hardships.
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The silently growing assumption of this age is that the probation of races is past, and that the backward races of to-day are of proven inefficiency and not worth the saving.
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