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Red piles the pulp of hearts and heads And little children's hands.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Red piles the pulp of hearts and heads And little children's hands.”
Editor's note · Context
This stark imagery emphasizes the brutality of violence, particularly against the innocent.
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