The family is our refuge and our springboard; nourished on it, we can advance to new horizons. In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our… - Alex Haley

In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.

Mingo went toward his cabin, but turning at the door, he looked back at George. “Hear me, boy! You thinks you’s sump’n special wid massa, but nothin’ don’t make no difference to mad, scared white folks! Don’t you be no fool an’ slip off nowhere till this blow over, you hear me? I mean don’t!

"He meant you no harm?" said Omoro.
"He acted very friendly," said the old man, "but the cat always eats the mouse it plats with."

Racism is taught in our society... it is not automatic.
It is learned behavior toward persons with
dissimilar physical characteristics.