On the record
The nation had at last come to the parting of the ways, one of which led to a free-labor system, the other to a slave system fed by the slave-trade.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “The nation had at last come to the parting of the ways, one of which led to a free-labor system, the other to a slave…”
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Du Bois reflects on the critical choices facing the nation regarding labor systems during a pivotal moment in history.
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