On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Through all the sorrow of the Sorrow Songs there breathes a hope—a faith in the ultimate justice of things.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Through all the sorrow of the Sorrow Songs there breathes a hope—a faith in the ultimate justice of things.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois concludes his analysis of the Sorrow Songs by identifying the profound sense of hope and belief in eventual justice that underlies their expressions of grief.
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