“I had never seen a white man filled with such fear. The remarkable truth, however, was that it was not the pistol, but my language, the fact that I didn’t conform to his expectations, that I could read, that had so disturbed and frightened him.” LanguageFearRaceExpectationsAfrican AmericansBlacksRace RelationsWhitesSlaves Book:James Source: James
“I was as much scared as angry, but where does a slave put anger? We could be angry with one another; we were human. But the real source of our rage had to go without address, swallowed, repressed.” FearRaceAngerSlaveryRageAfrican AmericansBlacksRace RelationsRepressionSlaves Book:James Source: James
“I hope they never find you," Huck said. "You'll be wishin' you was drowned in the Mississippi." "Yes?" "They want to hang you twice." I nodded. I realized I couldn't be made more afraid than I was, than I had been my entire life.” FearSlaveryAfrican AmericansBlacksSlavesFugitivesFugitive Slaves Book:James Source: James
“Yes, but them people liked it, Jim. Did you see their faces? They had to know them was lies, but they wanted to believe. What do you make of that?” “Folks be funny lak dat. Dey takes the lies dey want and throws away the truths dat scares ’em.” TruthBeliefFearLiesWishful Thinking Book:James Source: James