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The Quest of the Silver Fleece examines how capitalism drove the exploitation of Southern farmers during Reconstruction. Through the fictional school for Southern black children, the novel connects wealthy cotton planters, their laborers, Wall Street, and Washington, illustrating the social and political power dynamics of the era.
First publish date: 1911
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: W. E. B. Du Bois
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