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Even if some unduly officious person insist upon a trial, neighborly comity will probably make his conviction sure, and then the labor due the county can easily be bought by the master.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois illustrates the ease with which laborers can be convicted and returned to servitude.
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