One would never defeat one’s circumstances by working and saving one’s
  pennies; one would never, by working, acquire that many pennies, and,
  besides, the social treatment accorded even the most successful
  Negroes proved that one needed, in order to be free, something more
  than a bank account.


Letter from a Region in My Mind

Can I understand the bold word as "accorded that"?

Thank you.


Question: Differences between PS3 and Wii version of Rock Band The Beatles
Answer: The only real difference is the graphics and maybe sound quality of the game.  More so the graphics though but, not enough for it to bother me honestly.