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"Back during slavery, when Black people like me talked to the slaves,
they didn't kill 'em, they sent some old house Negro along behind him
to undo what he said. You have to read the history of slavery to
understand this. There were two kinds of Negroes. There was that old
house Negro and the field Negro.
And the house Negro always looked out for his master. When the field
Negroes got too much out of line, he held them back in check. He put
'em back on the plantation. The house Negro could afford to do that
because he lived better than the field Negro. He ate better, he
dressed better, and he lived in a better house. He lived right up next
to his master - in the attic or the basement. He ate the same food his
master ate and wore his same clothes. And he could talk just like his
master - good diction. And he loved his master more than his master
loved himself. That's why he didn't want his master hurt. If the
master got sick, he'd say, "What's the matter, boss, we sick?" When
the master's house caught afire, he'd try and put the fire out. He
didn't want his master's house burned. He never wanted his master's
property threatened. And he was more defensive of it than the master
was.
That was the house Negro. But then you had some field Negroes, who
lived in huts, had nothing to lose. They wore the worst kind of
clothes. They ate the worst food. And they caught hell. They felt the
sting of the lash. They hated their master. Oh yes, they did. If the
master got sick, they'd pray that the master died. If the master's
house caught afire, they'd pray for a strong wind to come along. This
was the difference between the two.
And today you still have house Negroes and field Negroes. I'm a field
Negro." |
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