On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
They have little to tide over a few years of economic depression, and are at the mercy of the cotton-market far more than the whites.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois describes the precarious economic position of Black farmers in the South, highlighting their susceptibility to market fluctuations.
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