On the record
One of two things: if any way possible, they buy land; if not, they migrate to town.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “One of two things: if any way possible, they buy land; if not, they migrate to town.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois outlines the two primary strategies that better-off Negroes pursue to improve their circumstances.
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