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On the other hand, if the rent was too high, or if the land deteriorated, the result was to discourage and check the efforts of the black peasantry.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “On the other hand, if the rent was too high, or if the land deteriorated, the result was to discourage and check the…”
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Du Bois warns that high rents or deteriorating land can demotivate black peasantry, affecting their agricultural efforts.
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