Violence
The dogs, clubs, hoses, guns, and jails of stanza 2 all serve as symbols of the police, who regularly broke up the Freedom Marches. Instead of mentioning the officers themselves, Randall associates...
Innocence
The young girl dresses all in white in stanza 5 as she prepares to go to church. Not only is the color a symbol of her innocence and purity, but it shows the respect the child has for church. While...