And so, lifting as we climb, onward and upward we go, struggling and striving, and hoping that the buds and blossoms of our desires will burst into glorious fruition ere long.
Mary Church TerrellRead
Seeing their children touched and seared and wounded by race prejudice is one of the heaviest crosses which colored women have to bear.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights the deep emotional pain faced by women of color due to racial prejudice impacting their children.
Mary Church Terrell emphasizes the profound sorrow and burden that women of color experience when they witness their children suffer from the effects of racial discrimination. The phrase 'heaviest crosses' signifies the significant emotional and psychological weight carried by these mothers, illustrating how race prejudice affects not just individuals, but families and communities as a whole.
Themes
RacePrejudicePainChildrenColorWomenSorrow
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech at a civil rights rally discussing race issues.
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