On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
No wonder we point to thief and murderer, and haunting prostitute, and the never-ending throng of unhearsed dead!
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “No wonder we point to thief and murderer, and haunting prostitute, and the never-ending throng of unhearsed dead!”
Editor's note · Context
From his seminal work, this passage expresses a lament over the pervasive social ills and human suffering that characterize society.
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