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Quotation from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois
“Through all the sorrow of the Sorrow Songs there breathes a hope—a faith in the ultimate justice of things.”
The Souls of Black Folk, Chapter XIV, Of the Sorrow Songs (Project Gutenberg text)
Du Bois sums up the spirit of the spirituals before asking whether their hope is justified.
Citation: "Through all the sorrow of the Sorrow Songs there breathes a hope—a faith in the ultimate justice of things." — W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk, Chapter XIV, Of the Sorrow Songs (Project Gutenberg text). (id the-souls-of-black-folk-q7)
Portrait: W.E.B. Du Bois by James E. Purdy, 1907 (cropped), James E. Purdy / Adam Cuerden, CC0.
