“What much of Mules and Men demonstrates, to paraphrase Ralph Ellison, is that black Americans are not the creation of the white man.” African AmericansBlacksZora Neale HurstonMules And Men Author:Robert Hemenway
“White people might say "separate but equal," and black people might temporarily have to accept the label, but both knew that they were participating in a verbal hoax. Sooner or later the institution had to collapse from the weight of illusion language had been asked to serve.” LanguageAfrican AmericansBlacksWhitesSeparate But Equal Author:Robert Hemenway
“The tale reminds us that whoever attempts to control language, the naming process, attempts to control our understanding of who we are, our definition of reality.” RealityLanguageWordsDefinitionsControl Author:Robert Hemenway