I have thus far sought to make clear the physical, economic, and political relations of the Negroes and whites in the South, as I have conceived them, including, for the reasons set forth, crime and education.
Du Bois outlines the interconnectedness of physical, economic, and political factors affecting Black and white relations in the South.
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