... Antebellum South. New York: Oxford University, 1979 Phillips, Ulrich Bonnell. American Negro Slavery: A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor As Determined by the Plantation Regime. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisana State University Press, 1918 ...

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• Approx Pages: 3

... is Black Power but what we already doing and what we been trying to do all these years?" Gaines uses this speech and Martin's interactions with several people in Baton Rouge to show the reader the tension that existed in the black community in the time of this story. As Billy states on page 163, many young people feel that non ... ...

• Word Count: 916
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School