On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
In vain, in vain!—for where, O God! beneath thy broad blue sky shall my dark baby rest in peace,—where Reverence dwells, and Goodness, and a Freedom that is free?
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “In vain, in vain!—for where, O God! beneath thy broad blue sky shall my dark baby rest in peace,—where Reverence dwells…”
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In a lament for his deceased infant son, Du Bois questions where true peace and freedom can be found for his child.
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