On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Such is the situation of the mass of the Negroes in the Black Belt to-day; and they are thinking about it.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Such is the situation of the mass of the Negroes in the Black Belt to-day; and they are thinking about it.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois concludes his description of the economic plight in the Black Belt by noting that Black people are actively contemplating their dire circumstances.
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