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‘All the negroes had to do generally […] was bear up under this life of toil and cares, because a blessed home awaited them in the far-off bye and bye.’
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‘Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with the shades of deeper meaning.’ I feel like this quote has a deeper meaning beyond Miss Angelou’s muteness (Scared to say her first name that she might give me into trouble) but also is talking about oral tradition in African American communities, that couldn’t write or didn’t have access to it the means to do it
— Oct 28, 2026 03:57PM