How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph) or (Chapter.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Patrollers made sure the slaves were where they were supposed to be at night, and they punished those who weren't. (2.6.7)
Dana's first encounter with white violence comes when she runs into a group of patrollers whose job it is to keep slaves obedient to their masters. These people don't get paid for what they do. They do it because they like to exert power over other people.
Quote #2
I was working out of a casual labor agency—we regulars called it a slave market. (3.1.2)
Dana jokes about how people call her temp agency a "slave market," since these people get paid basement wages to do jobs that no one else wants to do. But the joke becomes a lot more poignant when you realize that Dana is going to find out exactly what it's like to live in a real slave market.
Quote #3
He led the way past the main house away from the slave cabins and other buildings, away from the small slave children who chased each other and shouted and didn't understand yet that they were slaves. (3.4.24)
Dana can't help but feel sad when she sees young black children running around and playing. The children are allowed to play because they're not old enough yet for fieldwork. They're so young and innocent that they don't realize what a difficult life they're going to have ahead of them.