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
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
Natrag tijekom ropstva, kada su crnci poput mene razgovarali s robovima,
Nisu ih ubili, poslali su neke stare kuće Negro iza njega da poništi ono što je rekao.
Morate pročitati povijest ropstva kako biste to razumjeli.
Bilo je dvije vrste crnaca. Bilo je ta stara kuća crnac i polje crnac
I kuća crnac uvijek je pogledao za svog gospodara. Kada su polje crnci dobili previše iz linije, držao ih je natrag u ček. Stavio ih je na plantažu. Kuća Crnero je to mogla priuštiti da to učini jer je živio bolji od polja negro. Bolje je jeo, bolje je odjenuo i živio je u boljoj kući. Živio je pravo pokraj svog gospodara - u potkrovlju ili podrumu. Pojeo je istu hranu koju je njegov učitelj jeo i nosio istu odjeću. I mogao bi govoriti kao njegov gospodar - dobra dikcija. I volio je majstora više nego što je njegov gospodar volio sebe. Zato nije želio da mu majstor povrijedi. Ako se majstor razbolio, rekao bi: "Što je, šef, mi bolesni?" Kad je majstorska kuća uhvatila, pokušat će izbaciti vatru. Nije želio da mu je majstora kuka spaljena. Nikad nije htio prijetiti da će imovinu njegovog majstora prijetiti. I bio je više obrambeni od toga nego što je majstor bio
To je bila kuća kuća. Ali onda ste imali neke polje crnci, koji su živjeli u kolibama, nisu imali što izgubiti. Nosili su najgoru vrstu odjeće. Pojeli su najgoru hranu. I uhvatili su pakao. Osjetili su ubod tijela. Mrzili su svog gospodara. Oh da, učinili su. Ako se majstor razbolio, moli bi se da je majstor umro. Ako je majstorska kuća uhvaćena, moli bi se za snažan vjetar. To je bila razlika između njih dvoje
I danas još uvijek imate kućne crnce i polje crnaca. Ja sam teren negro