Where all the blame should rest, it is hard to say; whether the Bureau and the Bank died chiefly by reason of the blows of its selfish friends or the dark machinations of its foes, perhaps even time will never reveal, for here lies unwritten history.
Du Bois reflects on the enduring mystery of who was truly responsible for the downfall of the Freedmen's Bureau and Bank.
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