On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
The harder the slaves were driven the more careless and fatal was their farming.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “The harder the slaves were driven the more careless and fatal was their farming.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois observes the detrimental effect of forced labor on the quality and sustainability of farming practices under slavery.
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