... sweet and plain as buttercake. With slim ankles; long, narrow feet. They wash themselves with orange-colored Lifebuoy soap soften their skin with Jergens Lotion They straighten their hair with Dixie Peach, and part it on the side" (82). All of these women practice these methods of care to fit into the glorified version of white beauty. Meanwhile, the narrator ... ...

• Word Count: 940
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... a white woman is forbidden. Lynchings were done out of pure cruelty and merely as an example to other black men. The poem also addresses white woman by assuring them that "Dixie" which is a southerner's way of saying "the south", will have lynchings to protect them from the evils of black society. All a white woman had to do was simply point her ... ...

• Word Count: 762
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School