On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
This is really a revival of the old Roman idea of the patron under whose protection the new-made freedman was put.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “This is really a revival of the old Roman idea of the patron under whose protection the new-made freedman was put.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois draws a historical parallel between the post-Emancipation system of white patronage and the ancient Roman practice of patrons protecting freedmen.
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