On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Thus the Negroes’ ignorance of the labor-market outside his own vicinity is increased rather than diminished by the laws of nearly every Southern State.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois explains how Southern state laws intentionally restricted Black laborers' awareness of opportunities beyond their immediate locality.
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