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Justin Dargan
is on page 194 of 289
“It was awful to be Negro and have no control over my life. It was brutal to be young and already trained to sit quietly and listen to charges brought against my color with no chance of defense. We should all be dead. I thought I should like to see us all dead, one on top of the other. A pyramid of flesh with the white folks on the bottom as the broad base…
As a species, we were an abomination. All of us.”
— Jun 21, 2025 06:57AM
As a species, we were an abomination. All of us.”
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Justin Dargan
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“To be left alone on the tightrope of youthful unknowing is to experience the excruciating beauty of full freedom and the threat of eternal indecision. Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity. It becomes easier to die and avoid conflicts than to maintain a constant battle with the superior forces of maturity.”
— Jul 11, 2025 02:28PM
Justin Dargan
is on page 223 of 289
Chapter 26 was just wonderful.
This is a phenomenal book so far.
— Jun 22, 2025 07:03AM
This is a phenomenal book so far.
Justin Dargan
is on page 123 of 289
“The Black woman in the South who raises sons, grandsons and nephews had her heartstrings tied to a hanging noose. Any break from routine may herald for them unbearable news. For this reason, Southern Blacks until the present generation could be counted among America’s arch conservatives.”
— Jun 09, 2025 05:07AM
