On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Then, too, there are fewer signs of a romantic past, and more of systematic modern land-grabbing and money-getting.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Editor's note · Context
From a chapter describing the economic conditions of Black Americans in the South, this passage contrasts the historical and modern economic drivers of a specific region.
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