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rN lua a Crew dpe s | Passage 6: a : \ \\ White kids; his mother did not like him to play with niggers.she had explained to him the Uhbty Wot difference between colored people and niggers. They were easily identifiable . Colored \ people were neat and quiet; niggers were dirty and loud. He belonged to the former group : he wore white shirts and blue trousers; his hair was cut as close to his scalp as Possible to avoid any suggestions of wool, the part was etched into his hair by the = 2. AeAvse barber. In winter, his mother put jergens lotion on his face to keep the skin from becoming ashen. Even though he was light skinned it was possible to ash. The line between colored and nigger was not always clear, subtle and telltale signs threatened to erode it, and the watch had to be constant (87) EC ORR Ca Cay z Nha ws ib he Passage 6 ue White kids: his mother did not like him to play with niggers. she at had explained to him the Gifterence between colored people and niggers. They were easily identifiable . Colored people were neat and quiet, niggers were dirty and lous. He belonged to the former group ; he wore white shirts and blue trousers: N's hair was cut as close to his scalp 2s d into his hair by the possible to avoid any suggestions of wool, the part was etche barber. In winter, his mother put jergens lotion on his face 10 keep the oe ing ashen. Even though he was light skinned it was possible to ash. The line ways clear; subtle and t becomi tale signs threatened to between colored and nigger was not al .e constant (87) erode it, and the watch had to b aoa) Passage 5: This disrupter of seasons was a new high-yellow dream child with long brown hai v that hung down he! as the richest of thi of her clothes t hreatened to derange Fried: in school named Maureen Peal. A \af ; ‘ -N ir braided into two lynch ropes yt . back. She was rich, at least by our standards, as rich e white girls, swaddled in comfort and care. The quality ja and me. (62) RCo aay

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