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        "alt": "“Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical” a 2017 biography by historian Jacqueline Jones:\n\nStill, she liked to embellish her message with color—literally and figuratively. Reporters often highlighted her description of the red flag of anarchy: \"But the red flag, the horrible red flag, what does that mean?\nNot that the streets should run with gore, but that the same red blood courses through the whole human race.\" During lectures she took out a scarlet silk handkerchief, and, with a dramatic flourish, said that no matter whether she died on the gallows or in her bed, she wished it to be her shroud. She would laugh and taunt the audience, urging calm:\n\"This is our color,\" the color of revolution. In Cincinnati she was pleased that even \"conservative trade unionists... applauded my utterances to the echo, and accepted my definition of the red flag with rapture.\" (It was no coincidence that headline writers at times termed hers a \"red-hot\" or \"bloodthirsty\" speech.) Her hosts appreciated the symbolism\nand festooned lecture halls with large red flags; some arranged for little girls to present her with bouquets of red roses. Women came to the lectures wearing red ribbons in their hair, the men red neckties. These colorful displays added to the entertainment value of her appearance.\nBackdrops included large red flags or portraits of the Chicago eight, or German anarchist assassins. Bands played \"John Brown's Body\" and\n\"La Marseillaise,\" and choral groups such as the Communist Singing Society performed a \"revolutionary hymn.\"",
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  "text": "\u003e During lectures she took out a scarlet silk handkerchief, and … said that no matter whether she died on the gallows or in her bed, she wished it to be her shroud. She would laugh and taunt the audience, urging calm: \"This is our color,\" the color of revolution.\n\nMy vibe in a nutshell"
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