To-day the black man of the South has almost nothing to say as to how much he shall be taxed, or how those taxes shall be expended; as to who shall execute the laws, and how they shall do it; as to who shall make the laws, and how they shall be made.
Du Bois describes the complete lack of political agency experienced by Black men in the South regarding taxation, law enforcement, and legislation.
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