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"“ we ain’t got to let the white folks love our children for us, is us? That’s just the point we black folks don’t love our children. We couldn’t do it when we was in slavery. We borned them, but that didn’t make them our own. They belong to old master. It wasn’t no use in treasuring other folks property. It was liable to be taken away any day. But we free folks now…
spare the rod, spoil the child" — Sep 08, 2025 08:09AM
"“ we ain’t got to let the white folks love our children for us, is us? That’s just the point we black folks don’t love our children. We couldn’t do it when we was in slavery. We borned them, but that didn’t make them our own. They belong to old master. It wasn’t no use in treasuring other folks property. It was liable to be taken away any day. But we free folks now…
spare the rod, spoil the child" — Sep 08, 2025 08:09AM
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