On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Bureau courts tended to become centres simply for punishing whites, while the regular civil courts tended to become solely institutions for perpetuating the slavery of blacks.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Analyzing the judicial failures of Reconstruction, this statement critiques how different court systems served to perpetuate racial injustice.
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