“My days and nights were one long, quiet, continuously contained dream of teror, tension, and anxiety. I wondered how long I could bear it.”
― Black Boy
― Black Boy
“But the color of a Negro's skin makes him easily recognizable, makes him suspect, converts him into a defenseless target”
― Black Boy
― Black Boy
“...I wish I could be an example to you..."
I knew that I had conquered him, had rid myself of him mentally and emotionally; but I wanted to be sure.
"You are not an example to me; you could never be," I spat at him. "You're a warning.”
― Black Boy
I knew that I had conquered him, had rid myself of him mentally and emotionally; but I wanted to be sure.
"You are not an example to me; you could never be," I spat at him. "You're a warning.”
― Black Boy
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