On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Three characteristic things one might have seen in Sherman’s raid through Georgia, which threw the new situation in shadowy relief: the Conqueror, the Conquered, and the Negro.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois identifies the three main groups whose experiences defined the aftermath of Sherman's march through Georgia.
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