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Page 97
... land of lazy and savage people have buttressed notions of black inferiority and have allowed whites to regard blacks as incapable of civilization and fit only to be slaves . Once blacks prove that in " Africa their native land , they ...
... land of lazy and savage people have buttressed notions of black inferiority and have allowed whites to regard blacks as incapable of civilization and fit only to be slaves . Once blacks prove that in " Africa their native land , they ...
Page 281
... land , and a dense forest , with wild animals and insects such as are unknown in any other part of Virginia . Here runaway negroes usually seek a hiding - place , and some have been known to reside here for years . The revolters were ...
... land , and a dense forest , with wild animals and insects such as are unknown in any other part of Virginia . Here runaway negroes usually seek a hiding - place , and some have been known to reside here for years . The revolters were ...
Page 320
... land fast receding in the distance , when Jerome mounted a pile of lumber to take a last farewell of his native land . With tears glistening in his eyes , and with quivering lips , he turned his gaze toward the shores that were fast ...
... land fast receding in the distance , when Jerome mounted a pile of lumber to take a last farewell of his native land . With tears glistening in his eyes , and with quivering lips , he turned his gaze toward the shores that were fast ...
Contents
Part I | 17 |
Part II | 42 |
Rage in the Fiction of Martin Delany | 79 |
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