How we cite our quotes: Chapter.paragraph
Quote #7
"Negroes have been lynched all over the South. Hundreds. Maybe thousands. Killed without trials. Now that's murder, Calogero." (7.45)
There is not much to say about this quote except for that is so sad. Why do people think this is okay to do? How could anyone allow this to happen?
Quote #8
"Be polite. Not like that crazy man you work for. Serving darkies ahead of whites! Ain't you got eyes? I walk in here and I see darkies. That makes me first. You got that?" (11.88)
The trouble is that these white men want to make themselves the most important things on earth and so they create laws to force everyone to treat them like living gods so they can keep feeling important and special. Our mother's taught us not to say anything if we don't have anything nice to say though, so we're going to stop right here.
Quote #9
"Fraternizing with them cotton pickers. That's what Pa calls it. Fraternizing."
"Next thing you know, ya'll be giving the darkies ideas."
"Fraternizing and big ideas. And selling stuff too cheap."
"Yeah. Making deals with the dagoes in New Orleans."
"Ruining the company stores." (15.37-41)
A very real root for the extreme prejudice in the United States is money, and here we see anxiety that the oppressed demographics might team up and create their own little exchange economy.