All 5 Uses of

legacy
in
The Souls of Black Folk

The passing of a great human institution before its work is done, like the untimely passing of a single soul, but leaves a legacy of striving for other men.†
Chpt 2 *

The legacy of the Freedmen's Bureau is the heavy heritage of this generation.†
Chpt 2

To-day, when new and vaster problems are destined to strain every fibre of the national mind and soul, would it not be well to count this legacy honestly and carefully?†
Chpt 2

That is the large legacy of the Freedmen's Bureau, the work it did not do because it could not.†
Chpt 2

How curious a land is this,—how full of untold story, of tragedy and laughter, and the rich legacy of human life; shadowed with a tragic past, and big with future promise!†
Chpt 7

Definition:

coming from the past or left to the future

in various senses including:

in law -- a gift given through a will -- "She left a legacy of $10,000 to her niece."
of a situation -- resulting from the past -- "Today's debt problem is a legacy of profligate spending by prior administrations."
of culture -- a practice passed from one generation to the next -- "The city has along legacy of bribes and corruption."
of technology -- something that still uses old technology -- "We're using a legacy software that only the old-timers know how to update."
of a member or potential member of an organization -- the child of a previous member -- "She is a legacy candidate."