On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
The soul, long pent up and dwarfed, suddenly expands in new-found freedom.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “The soul, long pent up and dwarfed, suddenly expands in new-found freedom.”
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This evocative line describes the profound sense of liberation and expansion experienced by the soul after a period of suppression.
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