“She didn't tell him white folks couldn't love the same as coloreds. She couldn't love the same neither though, cuz more than half of her was white.” RaceRacismSlaveryRace RelationsAbolitionWhite PeopleColoredRace America Book:Papa Was A Gypsy Source: Papa Was A Gypsy
“Jeb'd said it was harder for a pretty girl to find work; even white men liked flowers, whether red or pink or blue.” RacismSlaveryFlowersRace RelationsAbolitionPretty GirlAbolitionistPretty Girls Book:Papa Was A Gypsy Source: Papa Was A Gypsy