And of that work it has been truly said that “no approximately correct history of civilization can ever be written which does not throw out in bold relief, as one of the great landmarks of political and social progress, the organization and administration of the Freedmen’s Bureau.
Du Bois emphasizes the significance of the Freedmen's Bureau in the historical narrative of civilization and social progress.
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