With plenty of land widely distributed, staple products like cotton, rice, and sugar cane, and a thorough system of education, there was a unique chance to realize a new modern democracy in industry in the southern United States which would point the way to the world.
Du Bois discusses the potential for a new democracy in the South through equitable land distribution and education.
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